Yasutaro Yagi

Personal Info

Known ForWriting
Born1903-02-03
BirthplaceGunma, Japan

Yasutaro Yagi

Writing

Biography

Yasutarō Yagi (3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director Tomu Uchida in the 1930s, such as Jinsei gekijō and Kagirinaki zenshin, and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as Kaneto Shindo and Tadashi Imai in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild.

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Filmography

Acting (2)

Production & Directing (58)

7.5
1965
Blood and SeaScreenplay
7.0
1964
7.2
1963
Kanto WandererScreenplay
6.6
1962
10.0
1962
Farm GirlsScreenplay
10.0
1959
The Human WallScreenplay
6.3
1959
1959
7.5
1957
UjōScreenplay
1957
RiceScreenplay
6.8
1957
StreetlightsScreenplay
8.0
10.0
1954
The Last WomenScreenplay
1954
7.5
1954
The End of a DayExecutive Producer
7.5
1953
HiroshimaWriter
7.4
1952
9.0
1950
7.5
1950
6.5
1949
Utako's StoryScreenplay
1949
Wagakoyue niScreenplay
1948
1948
7.0
1941
1940
9.0
7.2
1940
Okumura IokaScreenplay
1940
The Burning SkyScreenplay
1940
TuitionAdaptation
6.0
1939
EarthScreenplay
7.5
1938
9.0
10.0
1930
9.0