Person
Yasutaro Yagi
Writing · 1903–1987 · Gunma, Japan
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.
Known for
Platform at Night
Screenplay
Unending Advance
Writer
The Crown of Life
Writer
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Screenplay
Wagakoyue ni
Screenplay
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban
Screenplay
The Yamabiko School
Screenplay
Theater of Life: Youth Version
Screenplay
A Story from Echigo
Screenplay
Ujō
Screenplay
Filmography
- 1976遺書 白い少女Writer
- 1969River Without a BridgeScreenplay
- 1968Monument to the Girl's CorpsScreenplay
- 1965Blood and SeaScreenplay
- 1964Gazing at Love and DeathScreenplay
- 1964A Story from EchigoScreenplay
- 1963Kanto WandererScreenplay
- 1962Farm GirlsStory
- 1961Million Dollar Smash-and-GrabScreenplay
- 1959The Human WallScreenplay
- 1959Kashima-nada no onnaScreenplay
- 1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Screenplay
- 1957UjōScreenplay
- 1957RiceScreenplay
- 1957StreetlightsScreenplay
- 1956Song of the UnderworldScreenplay
- 1955Osanaki mono wa uttaeruWriter
- 1955A Hole of My Own MakingScreenplay
- 1955Blood Festival of AkagiScreenplay
- 1955Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuriWriter
- 1954The Last WomenScreenplay
- 1954The End of a DayScreenplay
- 1953HiroshimaWriter
- 1953At the End of the CloudsScreenplay
- 1953The Tragic General: Yamashita TomoyukiScreenplay
- 1953Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni buScreenplay
- 1952Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi buScreenplay
- 1952Toki no teizo: SōshūbanScreenplay
- 1952The Yamabiko SchoolScreenplay
- 1952August 15, 1945, New Dawn For JapanWriter
- 1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomScript Supervisor
- 1950Les Miserables I: God and the DevilScript Supervisor
- 1950The Rainbow-Colored FlowerScreenplay
- 1950Listen to the Voices of the SeaScript Supervisor
- 1950Town of ViolenceScreenplay
- 1950Conduct Report on Professor IshinakaWriter
- 1949Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuyaScreenplay
- 1949Utako's StoryScreenplay
- 1949Wagakoyue niScreenplay
- 1948Platform at NightScreenplay
- 1948A Second LifeWriter
- 1947Invitation to HappinessWriter
- 1943Suicide Troops of the WatchtowerScreenplay
- 1941A Diary of Our LoveScreenplay
- 1940Ōhinata-muraWriter
- 1940Spring on Leper's IslandScreenplay
- 1940Okumura IokaScreenplay
- 1940The Burning SkyScreenplay
- 1940TuitionAdaptation
- 1939EarthScreenplay
- 1938Children of the SunScreenplay
- 1938King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of GoldInoue Ginbei
- 1938The King Kong That Appeared in EdoInoue Ginbei
- 1937Unending AdvanceWriter
- 1936The Crown of LifeWriter
- 1936Theater of Life: Youth VersionScreenplay
- 1930Behold This MotherScreenplay
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