Shinobu Yaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a group of people take up an unlikely activity, face a number of obstacles, but finally succeed.[citation needed] His film Waterboys was particularly successful and led to a TV series which entered its third season in 2005. He was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for his film Swing Girls.
Known For
| Birth Location | Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967-05-30 |
Movies
Dance with Me
Director
2019
Dance with Me
Writer
2019
Survival Family
Screenplay
2016
Survival Family
Director
2016
Wood Job!
Screenplay
2014
Wood Job!
Director
2014
Robo-G
Screenplay
2012
Robo-G
Director
2012
Happy Flight
Writer
2008
Happy Flight
Director
2008
Tokyo Rhapsody
Director
2007
Swing Girls
Screenplay
2004
Swing Girls
Director
2004
Parco Fiction
Writer
2002
Parco Fiction
Director
2002
Waterboys
Director of Photography
2001
Waterboys
Producer
2001
Waterboys
Screenplay
2001
Waterboys
Director
2001
School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special
Director
2001
2000
School Ghost Story: Curse Special
Director
2000
One Piece!
Director
1999
Weathering the Storms
Writer
1999
Adrenaline Drive
Editor
1999
Adrenaline Drive
Writer
1999
Adrenaline Drive
Director
1999
My Secret Cache
Writer
1997
My Secret Cache
Director
1997
Bird Watching
Director
1996
Down the Drain
Editor
1993
Down the Drain
Screenplay
1993
Down the Drain
Director
1993
The Rain Women
Writer
1990
The Rain Women
Director
1990