Shinobu Yaguchi
b. 1967 (age 59)
Director
Writer
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
Filmography
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★ 6.6
Dollhouse
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 6.8
Dance with Me
2019 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
Survival Family
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Wood Job!
2014 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Robo-G
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
Happy Flight
2008 Director
Writer
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★ 2.9
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
Swing Girls
2004 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
Parco Fiction
2002 Director
Writer
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★ 7.1
Waterboys
2001 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 4.4
Gakko no Kaidan: Mononoke Special
2001 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Gakkô no kaidan: Haru no noroi supesharu
2000 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Adrenaline Drive
1999 Director
Writer
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★ 8.3
One Piece!
1999 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 3.8
Gakkô no Kaidan: Haru no Tatari Special
1999 Director
Writer
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★ 7.0
The Secret Garden
1997 Director
Writer
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★ 5.7
French Dressing
1997 Actor
Convenience Store Employee
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★ 5.3
Birdwatching
1996 Director
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★ 6.6
Down the Drain
1993 Director
Writer
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★ 5.8
Ame onna
1990 Director
Writer
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Kaikisen
1987 Director
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Frustrator
1986 Director