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Yasutaro Yagi
Person

Yasutaro Yagi

Specialty
Writing
Birth
February 3, 1903 · 84 years
Death
September 8, 1987
Origin
Gunma, Japan

Technical Alias

Yagi Yasutarou

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography