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Shinobu Yaguchi
Japanese film director

Shinobu Yaguchi

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Japanese film director
A.K.A.
Yaguchi Shinobu 矢口史靖
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Place of birth
Isehara, Japan
Age
57 years
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Biography

Shinobu Yaguchi (矢口 史靖, Yaguchi Shinobu, born 30 May 1967) 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. 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.

Selected filmography

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YearTitleStoryGenre
1990'"Rain Woman"(Ameonna)The anarchic misadventures of two girls.Comedy
1993Down the Drain (Hadashi no Pikunikku)After trying to use her friend's train pass, schoolgirl Junko (Noburu Iguchi) experiences a series of misadventures as she makes her way through a less-than-friendly depiction of modern Japan.Black comedy
1996Bird WatchingShort film
1997My Secret Cache (Himitsu no hanazono)Bank teller Sakiko Suzuki (Naomi Nishida) experiences a series of bad luck as she chases her money through her hometown. Not to be confused with the 2007 TV series.Comedy
1999Adrenaline Drive (Adorenarin doraibu)Nerdy clerk Suzuki (Masanobu Andō)'s car bumps into another car and finds himself facing Kuroiwa (Kirina Mano), who turns out to be a gangster. And so begins a crazy chase that will soon gain him adventure, confidence, and love with a shy nurse.Black comedy
1999One Piece!The rules: directors must create a short film without using any camera movement or editing. A story has to be told in "one piece" of celluloid. Not to be confused with the anime series.Short film
2001WaterboysBased on a true event that chronicles five boys' attempts to form a synchronized swimming team at their high school. The film's success sparked a TV spin-off, its TV sequel and a two-part TV special.Comedy
2002Parco FictionToru struggles with the madcap fall-out of an environmental matter that somehow lands in his convenience store.Comedy
2004Swing GirlsBased on a true story of high school girls' efforts to form a traditional jazz band in rural Yamagata prefecture.Comedy
2008Happy FlightPilots, flight attendants and passengers struggle to cope with a number of misadventures during their Japan-Hawaii flight.Comedy
2012Robo-GThree employees of the Kimura Electrical Company are due to present a new robot to an important exhibition.Comedy
2014Wood Job!A young man decides to join a forestry training program.Comedy
2017Survival FamilyComedy
2019Dance with MeMusical comedy
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