May 2, 1958 - Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.
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| Movie | 2015 | Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory | Self | |
| Movie | 1995 | The Mystery of Rampo | ||
| TV Show | 2015 | Song FUKUYAMA | 2 |
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| Movie | 2007 | The Suicide Song | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2008 | One Missed Call | Novel | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！ | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2009 | It's going to be a Kami-Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2003 | One Missed Call | Author | Writing |
| Movie | 2008 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2009 | SKE48's First Extracirricular Class | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2010 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2009 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2014 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2011 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2012 | AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~ | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2006 | One Missed Call 3: Final | Characters | Writing |
| Movie | 2015 | Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~ | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2021 | HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~ | Musical | Writing |
| Movie | 2021 | Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ | Musical | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2013 | Seventh Code | Production Supervisor | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT | Musician | Sound |
| Movie | 2013 | Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony | Sound Director | Sound |
| Movie | 2012 | Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena | Sound Director | Sound |
| Movie | 2013 | Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert | Sound Director | Sound |
| Movie | 2003 | Gozamareji | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2023 | 4th Year Memorial Live | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2003 | Jusei: Last Drop of Blood | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2017 | The Last Recipe | Other | Writing |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2021 | Spring Unit Festival | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2000 | As the River Flows | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2000 | As the River Flows | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | SKE48 Spring Concert 2012 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2022 | Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | SKE48 Spring Concert 2013 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2015 | SKE48 Winter Concert 2015 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | SKE48 Spring Concert 2018 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2021 | Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!" | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2016 | Hiragana Omotenashi Kai | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2010 | SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2011 | The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2012 | SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2008 | Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2014 | Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2008 | Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2014 | Team H - Hakata Legend | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2013 | AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2014 | Girls in the Psychic Club | Executive Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | Keyaki Republic 2018 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2017 | Keyaki Republic 2017 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2019 | Keyaki Republic 2019 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2021 | MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2007 | The Day I Depart | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Thriller CRT | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2015 | Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | The Not Polly | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | The Not Polly | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜 | Music Director | Sound |
| Movie | 2008 | Ice | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2023 | Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2003 | Jusei: Last Drop of Blood | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | Hiragana Christmas 2018 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2022 | HINAKURI 2022 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2009 | Yamagata Scream | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2005 | One Missed Call 2 | Novel | Writing |
| Movie | 2022 | Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1992 | Manhattan Kiss | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Manhattan Kiss | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | Azuki-chan the Movie | Graphic Novel | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Goodbye Mama | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Goodbye Mama | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2019 | Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46 | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2020 | Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ～ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL～ | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46 | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Remotely Killed | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1999 | Birdcage of Horrors | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2020 | Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2007 | Walking My Life | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 2025 | 6th Year Memorial Live | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2021 | Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 - | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2012 | Deceiving Idol | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1995 | Azuki-chan | Graphic Novel | Writing |
| TV Show | 2005 | One Missed Call | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2015 | Hatsumori Bemars | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2015 | Hatsumori Bemars | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2013 | NOGIBINGO! | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2015 | AKB Horror Night Adrenaline Nights | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2020 | 22/7 (nanabun no nijyuuni) | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Complex: Prologue | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2019 | Let's Meet at Hinatazaka | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2022 | 最初はパー | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2014 | Sailor Zombie | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2022 | Who Is the Sender? | Original Concept | Writing |
| TV Show | 2023 | Dr. Chocolate | Creator | Crew |
| TV Show | 2023 | All Night Fujiko | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 1994 | Ari yo Saraba | Screenstory | Writing |
| TV Show | 2022 | Investigation Division 1 | Screenplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 2020 | Kyouen NG | Screenstory | Writing |
| TV Show | 2016 | AKBラブナイト 恋工場 | Screenstory | Writing |
| TV Show | 2016 | Crow's Blood | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2010 | Majisuka Academy | Original Concept | Writing |
| TV Show | 2022 | Yodaremon Kazoku | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2023 | Would You Like to Play Da Capo? | Screenplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 2021 | Man Drifting Ashore | Original Story | Writing |
| TV Show | 2022 | A Couple of Cuckoos | Lyricist | Writing |
| TV Show | 2025 | 乃木坂スター誕生！SIX | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2013 | So Long! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2008 | Mendol ~ Ikemen Aidoru | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2010 | Majisuka Academy | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2017 | My Lover's Secret | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | Zambi | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | Your Turn To Kill | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2016 | Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2015 | Hatsumori Bemars | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2011 | Nogizakatte, Doko? | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2013 | NOGIBINGO! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2015 | Nogizaka Under Construction | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | Nogizaka Doko-e | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2020 | Dasada | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | Let's Meet at Hinatazaka | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2018 | Hiragana Oshi | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2019 | HINABINGO! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2015 | AKB Horror Night Adrenaline Nights | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 1995 | Azuki-chan | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2021 | Guilty Flag | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2016 | HKT48 vs NGT48 Sashi Kita Gassen | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2022 | AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2017 | AKB48 Team 8 no Kanto Hakusho Bacchikoi! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2020 | Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2015 | Keyakitte, Kakenai? | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2021 | Not the Girl, Not Her | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2022 | Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2021 | 乃木坂スター誕生 | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2025 | 乃木坂スター誕生！SIX | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2023 | Let's Grow Up to Hinatazaka | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2024 | 日向坂ミュージックパレード | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2020 | 大好き！日向坂46！！ | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2016 | KEYABINGO! | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2016 | Keishichō: Nasi Goreng-ka | Creator | Creator |
