Yuji Sakamoto

Writing

Yuji Sakamoto

Born May 12, 1967 · Osaka, Japan (age 59)

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Known For

MonsterMonster · 2023
Monster
7.92023
MovieMysteryThriller
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
We Made a Beautiful BouquetWe Made a Beautiful Bouquet · 2021
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
7.82021
MovieRomanceDrama
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldCrying Out Love in the Center of the World · 2004
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
7.32004
MovieDramaRomance
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Monkey MagicMonkey Magic · 2007
Monkey Magic
5.42007
MovieActionComedy
Journey to the West comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film Saiyuuki! Also known as Monkey Magic and Adventures of the Super Monkey, this is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the Wu Cheng'en tome.
1st Kiss1st Kiss · 2025
1st Kiss
7.22025
MovieDramaFantasy
After losing her husband to death following a troubled marriage, a woman unexpectedly travels back to the moment before their first meeting, allowing them to reconnect and rekindle their romance.
UnreachableUnreachable · 2025
Unreachable
8.52025
MovieDrama
Three young women live together in an old house in a corner of Tokyo. They are not related by blood, but they have been bound together by a strong bond for 12 years. They care about each other and spend their own ordinary days together. The matter of unrequited love arises for them that they can't tell anyone.
Saikō no Rikon: SpecialSaikō no Rikon: Special · 2014
Saikō no Rikon: Special
6.32014
MovieFamilyRomance
In Love and Deep WaterIn Love and Deep Water · 2023
In Love and Deep Water
5.72023
MovieRomanceComedy
On a massive luxury cruise ship while at sea, the loyal butler and a mysterious woman cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.

Filmography

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Love That Makes You CryLove That Makes You Cry · 2016
Love That Makes You Cry
8.12016
SeriesDrama
Follows the story of love, friendship and growth of six young men and women who move from countryside to the big city of Tokyo, each with their own dreams and aspirations. Among them is Sugihara Oto and Soda Ren. After her mother died, Oto was raised by adoptive parents in Hokkaido. Although she has given up on having any high hopes or big dreams for her future, she still remains positive and faces life with optimistic attitude. One day, she finds out the fact that her adoptive parents are planning to marry her to the wealthy man in town in order to solve their financial debt. Soda Ren was raised by his grandfather in Fukushima. Ren works hard on one job after another in order to earn the money to buy back his grandfather's land so that they can start farming again. By chance, Oto and Ren meet in Hokkaido and they decide to move to Tokyo to find new life to change their fate and future. However, as soon as they arrive Tokyo, they get separated in the crowds...

Screenplay

Our TextbookOur Textbook · 2007
Our Textbook
7.32007
SeriesDrama
A school is supposed to be the safe place for children, but unfortunately it is not any longer. It has so many problems that even most dedicated teachers would give up eventually. Kohei KAJI (Atsushi ITO) a young passionate teacher who's just started his career at a junior high school, but he is thrown into the chaos and desperation when one of his student dies at school. Tamako TSUMIKI (Miho KANNO) is a cool elite lawyer who seems to have some secret connection with that dead girl. Is that an accident? Or suicide? Together they start investigate what has been going on at the school and they have to face some terrifying facts that show how easily one could fall. This is a controversial theme that questions every one of us if we can change the world.

Screenplay

Last ChristmasLast Christmas · 2004
Last Christmas
2004
SeriesDrama
Kenji Haruki is the manager of the Winter Sports section of a large sporting goods company. On a ski trip in New Zealand with his friend Goro Shintani (who is also his boss) and Shintani's new secretary, Yuki Aoi. Upon returning to Japan he finds that he has a new neighbor in the apartment next to his. It is Aoi. While watching the movers he sees a photograph drop from new girl's luggage. Looking at the photo he sees it is a picture of a group from a female bicycle gang and upon looking closer he sees it is a picture of Aoi. Haruki finds her putting on a façade and fooling everyone at work with her nice girl persona. But at home she is anything but nice, dating lots of men and using them to get what she wants. This continues until one day Aoi comes home drunk and without her keys. Kenji lets her into her room via the door connecting their apartments. Aoi accidentally drops a video tape into Haruki's apartment. When he discovers the tape he watches it. On it Aoi has recorded a message to herself. Seeing this serious message, Haruki begins to view Aoi in a completely different light.

Screenplay