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Taichi Yamada

Writing · 1934–2023 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Taichi Yamada is one of the most famous and highly respected writers in Japan. Winner of many awards for literary excellence from private organizations and from the Japanese government, he is best known for his scripts for TV dramas, but has also written many novels and plays.

Known for

Filmography

2024The Last Town We SawNovel
2023All of Us StrangersNovel
2014Back of FatherScreenplay
2009Ordinary MiraclesWriter
2007星ひとつの夜Screenplay
2005For the coming dayWriter
2002Fan of Hong Kong starWriter
19928 Man - For All Lonely NightsOriginal Film Writer
1991Winter Ever SinceWriter
1990A Paucity of Flying DreamsNovel
1990Takeshi: Childhood DaysScreenplay
1989Yume ni Mita HibiScreenplay
1989Until Spring ComesWriter
1988The DiscarnatesNovel
1987An Early AutumnWriter
1986時にはいっしょにWriter
1986Final Take: The Golden Age of MoviesWriter
1986Late Night SaluteWriter
1986The Tailor-Made ShirtWriter
1985The Autumn in TokyoWriter
1985When Winter ComesWriter
1983Children of NagasakiWriter
1983Sketchbook of Early SpringWriter
1982When We are OldWriter
1981Precious MomentsWriter
1980The Lion EraScreenplay
1979Tokyo SuburbiaWriter
1977The Album on the ShoreWriter
1976The Roads Men TravelWriter
1973Summer Days Across the RiverWriter
1973Pieces of AutumnWriter
1973Deeper Than BlueOriginal Story
1972Ai yori aokuOriginal Story
1971Love and DeathScreenplay
1971Mom’s ShouldersWriter
1970World of TwoWriter
1970Story of Yakuza in NaniwaWriter
1969BrotherWriter
1968Family of ThreeWriter
1968Oyaji DaikoWriter
1966Once a Rainy DayScreenplay
1963Sing, Young People!Writer
1962SeikurabeScreenplay
—Television ga Kureta Yume

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