Writing
Taichi Yamada
Born June 6, 1934 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died November 29, 2023 · aged 89
Taichi Yamada is one of the most famous and highly respected writers in Japan. Winner of many awards for literary excellence from private organizations and from the Japanese government, he is best known for his scripts for TV dramas, but has also written many novels and plays.
Known For
All of Us Strangers · 2023All of Us Strangers
★ 7.42023
MovieRomanceDrama
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.
The Discarnates · 1988The Discarnates
★ 6.61988
MovieFantasyDrama
A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies · 1986Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
★ 6.61986
MovieDrama
Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight when she replaces her in a film and gains instant fame and fortune. But the going is not always easy, and she soon seeks help from unexpected quarters.
Takeshi: Childhood Days · 1990Takeshi: Childhood Days
★ 7.51990
MovieDrama
A city boy, Shinji, is sent to live in the countryside to escape the Tokyo bombings, where he experiences the complexities of rural school life, including a power struggle with the local class leader, Takeshi.
Children of Nagasaki · 1983Children of Nagasaki
★ 6.61983
MovieDrama
August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.
Deeper Than Blue · 1973Deeper Than Blue
★ 8.01973
MovieDrama
About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son.
Sing, Young People! · 1963Sing, Young People!
★ 6.21963
MovieComedy
A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie star.
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights · 19928 Man - For All Lonely Nights
★ 4.11992
MovieActionScience Fiction
After Tokyo police officer Yokoda is killed in the line of duty, his chief decides give Yokoda's body to Dr. Tani for use in a secret scientific experiment: Yokoda's brain will be transplanted into a super-powered robot body, making him into an unstoppable policeman of the future. The supercop develops problems, however, when he begins to remember his human past. Then there is the matter of Dr. Tani's other cyborg, who has become a super-powered homicidal maniac.
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