About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1970-08-21
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Mana Yasuda

Overview

Japanese movie director, screenwriter. A member of Japan Writers Guild.

Started her career making 8mm films at the Kobe University Cinema Club.

After graduated from Kobe University, YASUDA worked for Panasonic for 10years. In 2006, YASUDA directed and scripted her first commercial film; “The Switch to Happiness”, in which Juri Ueno and Kenji Sawada played the main roles. On this film, YASUDA received;

– Special woman Director Award at the 16th Japanese Movie Critics Award

– Best Script Award at the 2nd Osaka Cinema Festival.

After giving birth to a baby boy in 2006, YASUDA has mainly worked on scriptwriting. During these years, many dramas with YASUDA’s script, for example;

– “Yasashii Hana (A Tender Flower)” (Broadcasted on NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

– “Osaka Loop-line part2 Ashiharabashi Station — DADADA yuute DON”( Broadcasted on Kansai Television Co. Ltd.)

participated in the National Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.

YASUDA came back to filming “Slight Fever”(2017), in directing and scriptwriting.

In 2019, YASUDA directed and worked on scriptwriting “TUNA GIRL”, currently broadcasting on both Netflix and iFlix.

YASUDA’s films have been highly regarded, especially for its original scripts created by in-depth researches and interviews, also for its “Real Life Sized” storytelling.

Known for

Directing
2023 Noodle Doodle Directing Director N/A
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2022 Kojirasete Okujou Directing Director N/A
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2021 Parent's Day Directing Director N/A
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2019 Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna Directing Director 59
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2019 Tuna Girl Directing Director 58
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2017 Slight Fever Directing Director 59
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2006 Switch of Happiness Directing Director 59
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2004 Bella Grazie Directing Director N/A
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2001 Just a Drop of Magic Directing Director N/A
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2001 All Right Directing Director N/A
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2000 something interesting Directing Director N/A
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2000 Harenochi zakuzaku Directing Director N/A
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1998 Kizuoto Directing Director N/A
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1997 Japanese-style Paella Directing Director N/A
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1996 The Forgotten Papers Directing Director N/A
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1995 Old Man Rhapsody Directing Director N/A
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1995 Waya burabô! Directing Director N/A
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1994 Hito-Chigai Directing Director N/A
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1993 Bochibochi no orera Directing Director N/A
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1992 Wattsu gôin on? Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Noodle Doodle Writing Screenplay N/A
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2022 Kojirasete Okujou Writing Writer N/A
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2019 Tuna Girl Writing Writer 58
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2017 Slight Fever Writing Screenplay 59
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2015 Kobe Zaiju: The Movie Writing Writer N/A
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2006 Cat-Eyed Boy Writing Screenplay 58
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2006 Switch of Happiness Writing Screenplay 59
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2004 Bella Grazie Writing Writer N/A
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2001 Just a Drop of Magic Writing Writer N/A
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2001 All Right Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 something interesting Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Kojirasete Okujou Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2000 something interesting Sound Music N/A
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Crew
2000 something interesting Crew Cinematography N/A
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