Mana Yasuda
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Mana Yasuda

Aug 21, 1970 -

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.

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Movie1997Japanese-style PaellaMother (voice)

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Movie2001All RightDirectorDirecting
Movie2001All RightScreenplayWriting
Movie2000something interestingDirectorDirecting
Movie1994Hito-ChigaiDirectorDirecting
Movie2001Just a Drop of MagicDirectorDirecting
Movie2001Just a Drop of MagicWriterWriting
Movie1997Japanese-style PaellaDirectorDirecting
Movie1996The Forgotten PapersDirectorDirecting
Movie2021Parent's DayDirectorDirecting
Movie1995Old Man RhapsodyDirectorDirecting
Movie1992Wattsu gôin on?DirectorDirecting
Movie1993Bochibochi no oreraDirectorDirecting
Movie1995Waya burabô!DirectorDirecting
Movie1998KizuotoDirectorDirecting
Movie2000Harenochi zakuzakuDirectorDirecting
Movie2006Cat-Eyed BoyScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Switch of HappinessDirectorDirecting
Movie2023Noodle DoodleScreenplayWriting
Movie2000something interestingMusicSound
Movie2000something interestingCinematographyCrew
Movie2000something interestingWriterWriting
Movie2015Kobe Zaiju: The MovieWriterWriting
Movie2019Tuna GirlWriterWriting
Movie2006Switch of HappinessScreenplayWriting
Movie2023Noodle DoodleDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Bella GrazieDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Bella GrazieWriterWriting
Movie2022Kojirasete OkujouDirectorDirecting
Movie2022Kojirasete OkujouWriterWriting
Movie2022Kojirasete OkujouProducerProduction
Movie2017Slight FeverDirectorDirecting
Movie2017Slight FeverScreenplayWriting
Movie2019Tuna GirlDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai TunaDirectorDirecting
Movie1997Japanese-style PaellaWriterWriting
Movie1997Japanese-style PaellaEditorEditing
Movie1997Japanese-style PaellaMusicSound