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Yasutaro Yagi

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 3, 1903 (Died at 84)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthGunma, Japan
Career Span1930 – 1987
Known Credits52 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 1.2

Yasutaro Yagi

Also known as:Yagi Yasutarou
Total Works

52

52 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. Wikipedia contributors. "Yasutarō Yagi." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 24 Jan. 2021. Web. 3 Nov. 2021.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Hiroshima
7.4
Hiroshima
1953•movie
Role: Writer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 52 titles featuring Yasutaro Yagi

Hiroshima
7.4
Hiroshima
1953•movie

Role: Writer

Rice
6.8
Rice
1957•movie

Role: Screenplay

Kanto Wanderer
6.6
Kanto Wanderer
1963•movie

Role: Screenplay

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
6.9

Role: Writer

Earth
7.5
Earth
1939•movie

Role: Screenplay

A Story from Echigo
7.2

Role: Screenplay

The Human Wall
6.2
The Human Wall
1959•movie

Role: Screenplay

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
6.8

Role: Screenplay

Tuition
6.0
Tuition
1940•movie

Role: Adaptation

Spring on Leper's Island
7.2

Role: Screenplay

Lucky Dragon No. 5
7.5
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959•movie

Role: Screenplay

The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
6.7

as Inoue Ginbei

Gazing at Love and Death
7.0

Role: Screenplay

Listen to the Voices of the Sea
7.5

Role: Script Supervisor

A Hole of My Own Making
8.0

Role: Screenplay

The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1.0

Role: Screenplay

River Without a Bridge
7.5

Role: Screenplay

Town of Violence
6.5
Town of Violence
1950•movie

Role: Screenplay

The End of a Day
7.5
The End of a Day
1954•movie

Role: Screenplay

King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold
5.0
Invitation to Happiness
10.0

Role: Writer

Theater of Life: Youth Version
10.0

Role: Screenplay

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
7.0

Role: Script Supervisor

Farm Girls
10.0
Farm Girls
1962•movie

Role: Story

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
9.0

Role: Script Supervisor

Behold This Mother
9.0
Behold This Mother
1930•movie

Role: Screenplay

Unending Advance
10.0
Unending Advance
1937•movie

Role: Writer

A Second Life
7.0
A Second Life
1948•movie

Role: Writer

Monument to the Girl's Corps
10.0

Role: Screenplay

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
10.0

Role: Screenplay

At the End of the Clouds

Role: Screenplay

Blood and Sea
Blood and Sea
1965•movie

Role: Screenplay

A Diary of Our Love

Role: Screenplay

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Role: Screenplay

Streetlights
Streetlights
1957•movie

Role: Screenplay

Utako's Story
Utako's Story
1949•movie

Role: Screenplay

Kashima-nada no onna

Role: Screenplay

The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

Role: Screenplay

The Crown of Life
The Crown of Life
1936•movie

Role: Writer

The Yamabiko School

Role: Screenplay

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Role: Screenplay

The Last Women
The Last Women
1954•movie

Role: Screenplay

Song of the Underworld

Role: Screenplay

The Burning Sky
The Burning Sky
1940•movie

Role: Screenplay

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

Role: Writer

Ujō
Ujō
1957•movie

Role: Screenplay

Osanaki mono wa uttaeru

Role: Writer

Toki no teizo: Sōshūban

Role: Screenplay

Isho: Shiroi shōjo

Role: Writer

Platform at Night
Platform at Night
1948•movie

Role: Screenplay

Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya

Role: Screenplay