Shinobu Yaguchi
Directing
Shinobu Yaguchi 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.[citation needed] 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.
Known for
Directing19
movieDollhouse
2025
Director
movieDance with Me
2019
Director
movieSurvival Family
2017
Director
movieWood Job!
2014
Director
movieRobo-G
2012
Director
movieHappy Flight
2008
Director
movieTokyo Rhapsody
2007
Director
movieSwing Girls
2004
Director
movieParco Fiction
2002
Director
movieWaterboys
2001
Director
movieAdrenaline Drive
1999
Director
movieMy Secret Cache
1997
Director
movieBird Watching
1996
Director
movieDown the Drain
1993
Director
movieThe Rain Women
1990
Director
Writing17
movieDollhouse
2025
Screenplay, Original Story
movieDance with Me
2019
Writer
movieSurvival Family
2017
Screenplay
movieWood Job!
2014
Screenplay
movieRobo-G
2012
Screenplay
movieHappy Flight
2008
Writer
movieSwing Girls
2004
Screenplay
movieParco Fiction
2002
Writer
movieWaterboys
2001
Screenplay
movieMy Secret Cache
1997
Writer
movieDown the Drain
1993
Screenplay
movieThe Rain Women
1990
Writer
Acting3
movieSWING GIRLS First & Last Concert
2005
Shinobu Yaguchi
movieFrench Dressing
1998
Convenience Store Employee
Editing2
movieDown the Drain
1993
Editor
Camera1
movieThe Rain Women
1990
Director of Photography
Creator1
Production1
movieWaterboys
2001
Producer