About Yasutarō Yagi
Lived 1903 – 1987 (aged 84). Yasutarō Yagi was a Japanese screenwriter.
(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.
Filmography Screenplay: Makiba monogatari , “Tale of a Pasture” Moyuru ōzora (1940) Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959) The River with No Bridge (1969)
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Who was Yasutarō Yagi?
Japanese screenwriter (1903-1987)
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Yasutarō Yagi was born on 3 February 1903 in Takasaki.
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Yasutarō Yagi died on 8 September 1987 in Institute of Medical Science.
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Yasutarō Yagi was a screenwriter.
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Yasutarō Yagi was Japanese.
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