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Mana Yasuda

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
1

Gender
Female

Birthday
August 21, 1970 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Mana Yasuda

Biography

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

2023Noodle Doodle...Director
2022Kojirasete Okujou...Director
2021Parent's Day...Director
2019Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna...Director
2019Tuna Girl...Director
2017Slight Fever...Director
2006Switch of Happiness...Director
2004Bella Grazie...Director
2001Just a Drop of Magic...Director
2001All Right...Director
2000something interesting...Director
2000Harenochi zakuzaku...Director
1998Kizuoto...Director
1997Japanese-style Paella...Director
1996The Forgotten Papers...Director
1995Old Man Rhapsody...Director
1995Waya burabô!...Director
1994Hito-Chigai...Director
1993Bochibochi no orera...Director
1992Wattsu gôin on?...Director

Writing

2023Noodle Doodle...Screenplay
2022Kojirasete Okujou...Writer
2019Tuna Girl...Writer
2017Slight Fever...Screenplay
2015Kobe Zaiju: The Movie...Screenplay
2006Cat-Eyed Boy...Screenplay
2006Switch of Happiness...Screenplay
2004Bella Grazie...Writer
2001Just a Drop of Magic...Writer
2001All Right...Screenplay
2000something interesting...Writer
1997Japanese-style Paella...Writer

Production

2022Kojirasete Okujou...Producer

Sound

2000something interesting...Music
1997Japanese-style Paella...Music

Crew

2000something interesting...Cinematography

Editing

1997Japanese-style Paella...Editor

Acting

1997Japanese-style Paellaas Mother (voice)