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.
Wrote 47
1970s
- 1976
Isho: Shiroi shōjo
Writer
1960s
- 1969
River Without a Bridge
Screenplay
- 1968
- 1965
Blood and Sea
Screenplay
- 1964
Gazing at Love and Death
Screenplay
A Story from Echigo
Screenplay
- 1963
Kanto Wanderer
Screenplay
- 1962
Farm Girls
Story, Screenplay
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
The Human Wall
Screenplay
Kashima-nada no onna
Screenplay
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Screenplay
- 1957
Ujō
Screenplay
Rice
Screenplay
- 1956
- 1955
Osanaki mono wa uttaeru
Writer
A Hole of My Own Making
Screenplay
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Writer
- 1954
The End of a Day
Screenplay
- 1953
At the End of the Clouds
Screenplay
- 1952
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Screenplay
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban
Screenplay
The Yamabiko School
Screenplay
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
Writer
- 1950
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
Screenplay
Town of Violence
Screenplay
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Writer
1940s
- 1949
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Screenplay
Utako's Story
Screenplay
- 1948
Platform at Night
Screenplay
A Second Life
Writer
- 1947
Invitation to Happiness
Writer, Story
- 1943
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Screenplay
- 1941
A Diary of Our Love
Screenplay
- 1940
Spring on Leper's Island
Screenplay
The Burning Sky
Screenplay
Tuition
Adaptation
1930s
- 1939
Earth
Screenplay
- 1937
- 1936
The Crown of Life
Writer
Theater of Life: Youth Version
Screenplay
- 1930
Behold This Mother
Screenplay
Directed 3
1950s
- 1950
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Script Supervisor
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
Script Supervisor
Acted in 2
1930s
- 1938
King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold
Inoue Ginbei
The King Kong That Appeared in Edo
Inoue Ginbei
Produced 1
1950s
- 1954
The End of a Day
Executive Producer