Yuji Sakamoto (Writing)
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Works
Unreachable
Three young women live together in an old house in a corner of Tokyo. They are not related by blood, but they have been bound together by a strong bond for 12 years. They care about each other and spend their own ordinary days together. The matter of unrequited love arises for them that they can't tell anyone.
Release Date:2025-04-04
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
1st Kiss
After losing her husband to death following a troubled marriage, a woman unexpectedly travels back to the moment before their first meeting, allowing them to reconnect and rekindle their romance.
Release Date:2025-02-07
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
In Love and Deep Water
On a massive luxury cruise ship while at sea, the loyal butler and a mysterious woman cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.
Release Date:2023-11-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:39
Monster
When a young boy begins behaving strangely, shocking truths emerge as the story unfolds through the eyes of his single mother, a teacher who is believed to be responsible, and the child himself.
Release Date:2023-06-02
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:634
Love with a Case
Detective Suzunosuke Shikahama is currently suspended from work after a screw up. He gets together with Haruhi Mabuchi from the Administration Bureau, Sesuna Tsumiki from the Community Safety Bureau, and Ruka Kotori from Accounting. All from different departments and carrying their own baggage, the four join forces. They’re not exactly what you would call champions of justice. They’re not even ambitious enough to go for success. All they want is the truth.
Release Date:2022-07-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:4
Heridas
Manuela is a young woman who lives in a cabin where she studies the Andalusian wetlands. Her life revolves around watching birds. A few kilometres away, Alba lives completely neglected, a seven-year-old girl whose mother, Yolanda, works at night.
Release Date:2022-04-17
Department:Writing
Job:Original Series Creator
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:10
Mata koko ka
This play is set at a gas station service station. While the manager, Chikasugi, and a part-time worker, Takarai, are having an incomprehensible conversation, a novelist, Nemori, comes to visit, accompanied by a nurse, Shimeno. Nemori tells Chikasugi that he and Chikasugi are half-brothers, and asks Chikasugi to sue the hospital over "rumors of medical mistakes" concerning his father, who is hospitalized in a vegetative state.
Release Date:2021-10-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
My Dear Exes
Omameda Towako recently become the president of the construction company "Shirokuma Housing". She has experienced three divorces and is currently living with her 15-year-old daughter, Uta. Although Towako has been divorced thrice, she remains bright and lives her life strongly. However, her life is constantly disrupted by her three troublemaker ex-husbands.
Release Date:2021-04-13
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:18
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
Release Date:2021-01-29
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:90
Switch
Prosecutor Komazuki Nao from the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office’s Minato Mirai branch and lawyer Tsutaya Madoka (Matsu Takako) from the law firm Yokohama Gold dated for seven years since the time they were in school. Even after they broke up, they have continued to be hopelessly linked to each other.
Release Date:2020-06-21
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:1
anone
A solitary young woman and a lonely widow make a tentative connection as a pile of fake money brings trouble to their lives and newcomers to their town.
Release Date:2018-01-10
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:7
Quartet
Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.
Release Date:2017-01-17
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:36
Love That Makes You Cry
Follows the story of love, friendship and growth of six young men and women who move from countryside to the big city of Tokyo, each with their own dreams and aspirations. Among them is Sugihara Oto and Soda Ren. After her mother died, Oto was raised by adoptive parents in Hokkaido. Although she has given up on having any high hopes or big dreams for her future, she still remains positive and faces life with optimistic attitude. One day, she finds out the fact that her adoptive parents are planning to marry her to the wealthy man in town in order to solve their financial debt. Soda Ren was raised by his grandfather in Fukushima. Ren works hard on one job after another in order to earn the money to buy back his grandfather's land so that they can start farming again. By chance, Oto and Ren meet in Hokkaido and they decide to move to Tokyo to find new life to change their fate and future. However, as soon as they arrive Tokyo, they get separated in the crowds...
Release Date:2016-01-18
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:8
A Restaurant with Many Problems
Tamako works for a company in the restaurant business. She experiences betrayal from Makoto, a chef she recently hired. Rumors then spread at work about her. Tamako decides enough is enough and quits her job. She decides to open a restaurant and run it from a woman's perspective. Tamako soon learns that Makoto has opened a luxurious restaurant across the street from her modest restaurant.
Release Date:2015-01-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:6
Back of Father
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
Release Date:2014-07-13
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:2
Mosaic Japan
After being retrenched from his job at a Tokyo securities firm, Tsunezue Riichi decides to return to his hometown to work. He soon lands a job at the company GALAXYZ, a job that his parents highly recommended. GALAXYZ is a newly set up company, with young entrepreneur Kui Yoshiaki at its helm. Unbeknownst to Riichi, the company actually handles AV (adult videos, i.e., pornography) projects. Even the office ladies at the company's premises are actually all aspiring AV actresses. Throughout the entire company, everything is AV-centric, with even filming taking place within the office! Amidst all these, Riichi finds himself fascinated by a sweet, charming girl, Momoko, another OL/AV wannabe…
Release Date:2014-05-18
Department:Writing
Job:Teleplay
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:9
Saikō no Rikon: Special
Release Date:2014-02-01
Department:Writing
Job:Teleplay
Vote Count:2
Woman
After the accidental death of her husband and being deemed ineligible for welfare, Koharu struggles to care for her two children.
Release Date:2013-07-03
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:30
Matrimonial Chaos
Ordinary salaryman Hamasaki Mitsuo works for a company which installs vending machines. He complains about his marriage life while at the dentist office. Mitsuo isn't happy at all with his marriage with his wife, Hoshino Yuka, who has the complete opposite personality from him. He doesn't know if he loves Yuka or not. At this time, Mitsuo meets Kono Akari, his ex-girlfriend from his university days, who is now married to Uehara Ryo.
Release Date:2013-01-10
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:12
Still, Life Goes On
Fukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Toyama Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but through their meeting they struggle to find a brighter tomorrow.
Release Date:2011-07-07
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:7
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
One day, five kindergarten children suddenly disappear from a kindergarten in Tokyo, sending their teachers and parents into a panic. The five of them are connecting on trains and headed to an unfamiliar place for some purpose. Before their journey, they had made a promise to each other “not to cry no matter what happens”
Release Date:2011-03-30
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:12
Chase: National Taxation Inspector
Following the death of his wife from a plane crash, tax inspector Haruma is convinced that the tragedy was a premeditated crime. A number of clues connect him to a tax evader Murakumo, who is about to perform an evasion scheme of US$ 7 billion.
Release Date:2010-04-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Mother
Yasuko Matsuyuki plays the part of Nao Suzuhara, an elementary school teacher. When she realizes that one of the female students is receiving abuse from her mother, Nao's maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. Serving as a substitute mother, Nao takes the child on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and the two experience various events together along the way.
Release Date:2010-04-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:14
Monkey Magic
Journey to the West comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film Saiyuuki! Also known as Monkey Magic and Adventures of the Super Monkey, this is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the Wu Cheng'en tome.
Release Date:2007-07-14
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:13
Our Textbook
A school is supposed to be the safe place for children, but unfortunately it is not any longer. It has so many problems that even most dedicated teachers would give up eventually. Kohei KAJI (Atsushi ITO) a young passionate teacher who's just started his career at a junior high school, but he is thrown into the chaos and desperation when one of his student dies at school. Tamako TSUMIKI (Miho KANNO) is a cool elite lawyer who seems to have some secret connection with that dead girl. Is that an accident? Or suicide? Together they start investigate what has been going on at the school and they have to face some terrifying facts that show how easily one could fall. This is a controversial theme that questions every one of us if we can change the world.
Release Date:2007-04-12
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:3
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
It is said that "the style of work reflects a person's way of life." This documentary program closely follows top-notch professionals and thoroughly delves into their work. Since its premiere in January 2006, it has observed individuals at the forefront of their respective fields, such as Ichiro (Major League Baseball player), Sayuri Yoshinaga (film actor), Haruko Niitsu (janitor), Ken Takakura (film actor), Kasumi Ishikawa (table tennis player), Hikaru Utada (singer-songwriter), Kumamon (local government employee), and Yoshiharu Habu (professional shogi player).
Release Date:2006-01-10
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1
Synesthesia
Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and spits out something close to insanity. A high-profile murder propels him into a psychological odyssey in pursuit of Picasso - a serial killer, snuff peddler and fellow synesthete - who leaves deadly hidden messages in his victims' blood that only Shin can decipher. Lulling his victims into a trance with a spellbinding video game, Picasso leads Shin down a mysterious, hypnotic trail of death.
Release Date:2005-03-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:3
Last Christmas
Kenji Haruki is the manager of the Winter Sports section of a large sporting goods company. On a ski trip in New Zealand with his friend Goro Shintani (who is also his boss) and Shintani's new secretary, Yuki Aoi. Upon returning to Japan he finds that he has a new neighbor in the apartment next to his. It is Aoi. While watching the movers he sees a photograph drop from new girl's luggage. Looking at the photo he sees it is a picture of a group from a female bicycle gang and upon looking closer he sees it is a picture of Aoi. Haruki finds her putting on a façade and fooling everyone at work with her nice girl persona. But at home she is anything but nice, dating lots of men and using them to get what she wants. This continues until one day Aoi comes home drunk and without her keys. Kenji lets her into her room via the door connecting their apartments. Aoi accidentally drops a video tape into Haruki's apartment. When he discovers the tape he watches it. On it Aoi has recorded a message to herself. Seeing this serious message, Haruki begins to view Aoi in a completely different light.
Release Date:2004-10-11
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Release Date:2004-05-08
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:49
To the One I Love
What if the one you love were destined to lose his eyesight in three months? What would you like him to see last? If you were him, what would you want to see last? Shiki Tomokawa is a new pediatrician who is enjoying her life. She falls in love with Shunsuke, a cameraman, who is destined to lose his eyesight in a couple of months. How will Shiki react when she finds out Shunsuke's destiny? "To the One I Love" takes place in two contrasting cities?in the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, and in the peaceful city of Nagasaki, and depicts both the joys and sadness of life, and the interaction with family and friends.
Release Date:2004-04-19
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:1
There's Someone Watching
Azusa the wife, Otaro the husband, and their only daughter Suzu. They live in a little public dwelling in Tokyo. They're a fairly ordinary family of three living a normal but happy life. That is, until they move into that house. Then all sorts of frightening experiences escalate and involve the entire family, developing into incidents that will give goosebumps. Would you be able to defend your precious family if a major disaster should suddenly occur? The topics in this series are family and life itself, the ultimate topics for everyone. This drama uses the form of a horror suspense show to depict the bonds within a family. --Fuji TV
Release Date:2003-10-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:2
Love Quotient
Release Date:2002-07-04
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:2
Tokyo Eyes
The police are tracking a man who shoots at people. But the young sister of a detective finds that he's not the mad vigilante portrayed in newspapers.
Release Date:1998-09-09
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:25
the FLY BanD!
The FLY BanD is a group of funky, fashionable musicians from NY who have an outstanding sense of rhythm and groove. They start another music session using daily products somewhere in the world...
Release Date:1998-01-01
Department:Sound
Job:Music
Yûri
Masayuki meets Nanami, who is on a journey with a refrigerator named Ullie. Nanami's Iranian friend Amir is helping her haul the refrigerator which contains Nanami's dead boyfriend. Masayuki joins the journey.
Release Date:1996-07-06
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Promise at 20 years
On approaching her 20th birthday, Yuki happily returns to Japan to see her penpal, Junpei. However, Junpei doesn't want to see her as he is the one who had caused her brother's death three years ago. Though the truth reveals one day, Yuki still loves him. The couple finally decides to get married despite the strong objection from Yuki's father and aunt. And just two days before their wedding bells ring, Junpei gets stabbed by his ex-accomplice. To keep his promise, Junpei bears the pain and completes the wedding ceremony with Yuki
Release Date:1992-12-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:11
Tokyo Love Story
Nagao Kanji who comes from Ehime Prefecture joins Heartsports company located in Tokyo, where he met lovely and sunny Akana Rika. The love story begins.
Release Date:1991-01-07
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:24
Dokyuusei
Release Date:1989-07-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:13
Circuit Nurse
This science fiction drama depicts the year 2XXX when the earth has been contaminated by nuclear warfare or the like. Surviving humans lead lives dependent on computers. Against this backdrop, a battle takes place. It is between a circuit nurse who guards the computers and an opponent who schemes to conquer the earth.
Release Date:1988-10-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1