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Yasutaro Yagi

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49

TMDB ID: 1044877

IMDb ID: nm0944906

Known for: Writing

Born: February 3, 1903

Died: September 8, 1987

Age: 84

Place of birth: Gunma, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1930 - 1976

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 7.5

Wikidata: Q8050112

Also known as

Yagi Yasutarou

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Screenplay (34)Writer (10)Script Supervisor (3)Adaptation (1)Story (1)

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.