Yukiko Takayama

was a Japanese screenwriter and director known for Terror of Mechagodzilla, Hoshi no Ko Chobin, Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, Hissatsu Shigotonin, and Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo.

Biography Yukiko Takayama, a native of Tokyo, was born on April 4, 1940. but the obituaries give a death age of 83. After graduating from the Keio University Faculty of Letters, she studied film screenwriting at the Scenario Center (a vocational school for screenwriters) while working as a housewife.

After writing for the 1974 anime Hoshi no Ko Chobin, She also wrote for the Hissatsu television series, writing three episodes each for Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981–1982) and Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992).

Takayama also worked as a film director, starting with Kaze no Katami (1996) and later Musume Dojoji: Jaen no Koi. The book later had a film adaptation, She also worked at the Scenario Center as a lecturer.

Takayama died at home in Setagaya at 11:16, on 2 June 2023, with some reports erroneously stating her age to be 83. Her funeral took place on 12 June at Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin. Tokubetsu Kidō Sōsa-tai (1976; episodes 719 and 747) Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (1977) Shigotonin Daishugō (1982) Natsu no Arashi (1989; ep 11 to 15) Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1989; season 1 episodes 4 and 10) Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō (1990; season 1 episode 5) Makeup (1990) Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1990; season 2 episodes 4 and 9) Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992; episodes 5, 11, and 18) Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō Special: Onna no Sono ni Chiru Hanasaku Hana! Yoshiwara to Ōoku no Hikari to Kage! (1993)

Films directed Kaze no Katami (1996) Musume Dojoji: Jaen no Koi