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
7.72021
MovieRomanceDrama
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saikō no Rikon: SpecialSaikō no Rikon: Special · 2014
Saikō no Rikon: Special
6.32014
MovieFamilyRomance
SynesthesiaSynesthesia · 2005
Synesthesia
4.82005
MovieHorrorThriller
Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and spits out something close to insanity. A high-profile murder propels him into a psychological odyssey in pursuit of Picasso - a serial killer, snuff peddler and fellow synesthete - who leaves deadly hidden messages in his victims' blood that only Shin can decipher. Lulling his victims into a trance with a spellbinding video game, Picasso leads Shin down a mysterious, hypnotic trail of death.

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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