Sachiko Tanaka

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Sachiko Tanaka

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Tokyo, Japan

Screenwriter, born in Tokyo in 1972. Graduate of the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo University of the Arts, where she studied under Yozo Tanaka and Kiyoshi Kur…

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Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata

7.4 2008 Movie
Asako I & II

Asako I & II

6.8 2018 Movie
The Middleman

The Middleman

7.7 2008 TV Show
Before We Vanish

Before We Vanish

6.5 2017 Movie
Real

Real

6.3 2013 Movie
Another

Another

5.9 2012 Movie
Beyond the Memories

Beyond the Memories

7.3 2013 Movie
The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree

7.0 2010 Movie
Life Back Then

Life Back Then

4.4 2011 Movie
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

7.1 2013 Movie
White Flowers and Fruits

White Flowers and Fruits

8.5 2025 Movie
A Liar and a Broken Girl

A Liar and a Broken Girl

7.0 2010 Movie

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Screenwriter, born in Tokyo in 1972. Graduate of the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo University of the Arts, where she studied under Yozo Tanaka and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Her first feature film was Tokyo Sonata (2008).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    White Flowers and Fruits

    Movie Co-Writer

  2. 2018
    Asako I & II

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 2017
    Before We Vanish

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2013
    Beyond the Memories

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 2013
    Real

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 2013
    Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship

    Movie Writer

  7. 2012
    Another

    Movie Writer

  8. 2011
    Life Back Then

    Movie Writer

  9. 2010
    A Liar and a Broken Girl

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 2010
    The Lightning Tree

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 2008
    Tokyo Sonata

    Movie Writer

  12. 2008
    The Middleman

    TV show Art Direction

  13. —
    Daisy's Life

    Movie Screenplay