Mana Yasuda

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-08-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Mana Yasuda

Biography

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 Script 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 dram...

Acting

1997

Japanese-style Paella

as Mother (voice)

Production

2001

All Right

as Screenplay

2001

All Right

as Director

2000

1994

Hito-Chigai

as Director

2001

1997

1996

2021

Parent's Day

as Director

1993

1992

Wattsu gôin on?

as Director

1995

Old Man Rhapsody

as Director

1998

Kizuoto

as Director

2000

1995

Waya burabô!

as Director

2006

Cat-Eyed Boy

as Screenplay

2006

2023

Noodle Doodle

as Screenplay

2000

something interesting

as Cinematography

2019

Tuna Girl

as Writer

2006

Switch of Happiness

as Screenplay

2023

Noodle Doodle

as Director

2004

Bella Grazie

as Director

2004

Bella Grazie

as Writer

2022

2022

2022

2017

Slight Fever

as Screenplay

2017

Slight Fever

as Director

2019

Tuna Girl

as Director

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