Yasutaro Yagi

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Yasutaro Yagi

Writing February 3, 1903

Gunma, Japan

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…

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

7.4 1953 Movie
Kanto Wanderer

Kanto Wanderer

6.6 1963 Movie
Rice

Rice

6.8 1957 Movie
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

6.8 1943 Movie
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

6.9 1950 Movie
A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

7.2 1964 Movie
Unending Advance

Unending Advance

10.0 1937 Movie
Earth

Earth

7.5 1939 Movie
Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5

7.5 1959 Movie
Ujō

Ujō

1957 Movie
Gazing at Love and Death

Gazing at Love and Death

7.0 1964 Movie
The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1976
    遺書 白い少女

    Movie Writer

  2. 1969
    River Without a Bridge

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1968
    Monument to the Girl's Corps

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1965
    Blood and Sea

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1964
    Gazing at Love and Death

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1964
    A Story from Echigo

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1963
    Kanto Wanderer

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1962
    Farm Girls

    Movie Story

  9. 1961
    Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1959
    The Human Wall

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1959
    Kashima-nada no onna

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1959
    Lucky Dragon No. 5

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1957
    Ujō

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1957
    Rice

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1957
    Streetlights

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1956
    Song of the Underworld

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1955
    Osanaki mono wa uttaeru

    Movie Writer

  2. 1955
    A Hole of My Own Making

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1955
    Blood Festival of Akagi

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1955
    Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri

    Movie Writer

  5. 1954
    The Last Women

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1954
    The End of a Day

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 1953
    Hiroshima

    Movie Writer

  8. 1953
    At the End of the Clouds

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1953
    The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1953
    Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1952
    Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1952
    Toki no teizo: Sōshūban

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1952
    The Yamabiko School

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1952
    August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

    Movie Writer

  15. 1950
    Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

    Movie Script Supervisor

  16. 1950
    Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

    Movie Script Supervisor

  17. 1950
    The Rainbow-Colored Flower

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1950
    Listen to the Voices of the Sea

    Movie Script Supervisor

  19. 1950
    Town of Violence

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1950
    Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

    Movie Writer

  21. 1949
    Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1949
    Utako's Story

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 1949
    Wagakoyue ni

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1948
    Platform at Night

    Movie Screenplay