Mana Yasuda

Directing·Aug 21, 1970

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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.

Film	Credit
Noodle Doodle2023 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Kojirasete Okujou2022 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Parent's Day2021 · Director	Director
Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna2019 · Director	Director
Tuna Girl2019 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Slight Fever2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Kobe Zaiju: The Movie2015 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Cat-Eyed Boy2006 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Switch of Happiness2006 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bella Grazie2004 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Just a Drop of Magic2001 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
All Right2001 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
something interesting2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Harenochi zakuzaku2000 · Director	Director
KKizuoto1998 · Director	Director
Japanese-style Paella1997 · Mother (voice), Director, Writer	Mother (voice), Director, Writer
TThe Forgotten Papers1996 · Director	Director
Old Man Rhapsody1995 · Director	Director
WWaya burabô!1995 · Director	Director
Hito-Chigai1994 · Director	Director
Bochibochi no orera1993 · Director	Director
WWattsu gôin on?1992 · Director	Director