Shinobu Yaguchi
Directing
Biography
Shinobu Yaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a group of people take up an unlikely activity, face a number of obstacles, but finally succeed.[citation needed] His film Waterboys was particularly successful and led to a TV series which entered its third season in 2005. He was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for his film Swing Girls.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Shinobu Yaguchi
Filmography
Acting (3)
2005
SWING GIRLS First & Last Concertas Shinobu Yaguchi
2000
The Whispered Cityas 達也の友人
9.0
1998
French Dressingas Convenience Store Employee
3.8
Production & Directing (40)
2025
DollhouseDirector
7.6
2025
DollhouseScreenplay
7.6
2025
DollhouseOriginal Story
7.6
2019
Dance with MeWriter
7.0
2019
Dance with MeDirector
7.0
2017
Survival FamilyDirector
7.3
2017
Survival FamilyScreenplay
7.3
2014
Wood Job!Screenplay
7.4
2014
Wood Job!Director
7.4
2012
Robo-GScreenplay
7.1
2012
Robo-GDirector
7.1
2008
Happy FlightDirector
6.4
2008
Happy FlightWriter
6.4
2007
Tokyo RhapsodyDirector
2004
Swing GirlsDirector
7.9
2004
Swing GirlsScreenplay
7.9
2002
Parco FictionWriter
10.0
2002
Parco FictionDirector
10.0
2001
WaterboysScreenplay
6.5
2001
WaterboysDirector
6.5
2001
WaterboysProducer
6.5
2001
2000
8.8
2000
8.8
1999
One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTIONDirector
5.8
1999
7.5
7.5
1999
Weathering the StormsWriter
7.0
1999
Adrenaline DriveWriter
7.2
1999
Adrenaline DriveDirector
7.2
1999
Adrenaline DriveEditor
7.2
1997
My Secret CacheDirector
6.6
1997
My Secret CacheWriter
6.6
1996
BirdwatchingDirector
6.5
1993
Down the DrainDirector
6.3
1993
Down the DrainEditor
6.3
1993
Down the DrainScreenplay
6.3
1990
The Rain WomenDirector
6.5
1990
The Rain WomenWriter
6.5
1990
The Rain WomenDirector of Photography
6.5