Yasutaro Yagi

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

February 3, 1903

Died

September 8, 1987 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Gunma, Japan

Also Known As

  • Yagi Yasutarou

Yasutaro Yagi

Biography

Yasutarō Yagi (3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director Tomu Uchida in the 1930s, such as Jinsei gekijō and Kagirinaki zenshin, and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as Kaneto Shindo and Tadashi Imai in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild.

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Known For

Writing