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Japanese movie director, screenwriter. A member of Japan Writers Guild.
Started her career making 8mm films at the Kobe University Cinema Club.
After graduated from Kobe University, YASUDA worked for Panasonic for 10years. In 2006, YASUDA directed and scripted her first commercial film; “The Switch to Happiness”, in which Juri Ueno and Kenji Sawada played the main roles. On this film, YASUDA received;
– Special woman Director Award at the 16th Japanese Movie Critics Award
– Best Screenplay Award at the 2nd Osaka Cinema Festival.
After giving birth to a baby boy in 2006, YASUDA has mainly worked on scriptwriting. During these years, many dramas with YASUDA’s script, for example;
– “Yasashii Hana (A Tender Flower)” (Broadcasted on NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
– “Osaka Loop-line part2 Ashiharabashi Station — DADADA yuute DON”( Broadcasted on Kansai Television Co. Ltd.)
participated in the National Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
YASUDA returned to direct and write for “Slight Fever” (2017).
She directed and worked on the screenplay for “TUNA GIRL” (2019), “Parents’ Day” (2021) and “Noodle Doodle” (2023).
On “Parents’ Day”, she received;
– Best Screenplay Award at Japanese Film Festival Los Angeles 2022
On “TUNA GIRL”, she received;
– Best Passion Award at Japanese Film Festival Los Angeles 2023
YASUDA’s films have been highly regarded, especially for its original scripts created by in-depth researches and interviews, also for its “Real Life Sized” storytelling.