Yasutaro Yagi
Writing·February 3, 1903·† September 8, 1987 — 84 years old·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 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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Known For
Hiroshima
1953·7.5
Rice
1957·6.8
Kanto Wanderer
1963·6.6
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950·6.9
Earth
1939·7.5
A Story from Echigo
1964·7.2
The Human Wall
1959·6.3
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959·7.5
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
1943·6.8
Spring on Leper's Island
1940·7.2
Tuition
1940·6.0
Gazing at Love and Death
1964·7.0
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1976遺書 白い少女Writer1969River Without a BridgeScreenplay1968Monument to the Girl's CorpsScreenplay1965Blood and SeaScreenplay1964Gazing at Love and DeathScreenplay1964A Story from EchigoScreenplay1963Kanto WandererScreenplay1962Farm GirlsStory · Screenplay1961Million Dollar Smash-and-GrabScreenplay1959The Human WallScreenplay1959Kashima-nada no onnaScreenplay1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Screenplay1957UjōScreenplay1957RiceScreenplay1957StreetlightsScreenplay1956Song of the UnderworldScreenplay1955Osanaki mono wa uttaeruWriter1955A Hole of My Own MakingScreenplay1955Blood Festival of AkagiScreenplay1955Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuriWriter1954The Last WomenScreenplay1954The End of a DayScreenplay · Executive Producer1953HiroshimaWriter1953At the End of the CloudsScreenplay1953The Tragic General: Yamashita TomoyukiScreenplay1953Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni buScreenplay1952Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi buScreenplay1952Toki no teizo: SōshūbanScreenplay1952The Yamabiko SchoolScreenplay1952August 15, 1945, New Dawn For JapanWriter1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomScript Supervisor1950Les Miserables I: God and the DevilScript Supervisor1950The Rainbow-Colored FlowerScreenplay1950Listen to the Voices of the SeaScript Supervisor1950Town of ViolenceScreenplay1950Conduct Report on Professor IshinakaWriter1949Utako's StoryScreenplay1948Platform at NightScreenplay1948A Second LifeWriter1947Invitation to HappinessWriter · Story1943Suicide Troops of the WatchtowerScreenplay1941A Diary of Our LoveScreenplay1940Ōhinata-muraWriter1940Spring on Leper's IslandScreenplay1940Okumura IokaScreenplay1940The Burning SkyScreenplay1940TuitionAdaptation1939EarthScreenplay1938Children of the SunScreenplay1938King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of GoldInoue Ginbei1938The King Kong That Appeared in EdoInoue Ginbei1937Unending AdvanceWriter1936The Crown of LifeWriter1936Theater of Life: Youth VersionScreenplay1930Behold This MotherScreenplay