Shinobu Yaguchi
Japanese film director · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1967 · age 59
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.
Shinobu Yaguchi is read about 162 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2025
DollhouseFilm, Director, Writer2019
Dance with MeFilm, Director, Writer2014
Wood Job!Film, Director, Writer2012
Robo-GFilm, Director, Writer2008
Happy FlightFilm, Director, Writer2005
SWING GIRLS First & Last ConcertFilm, Shinobu Yaguchi2004Swing Girls Side StorySeries, Creator
Swing GirlsFilm, 2004Director, Writer2002
Parco FictionFilm, Director, Writer2001
School Ghost Story: Mononoke SpecialFilm, Director1999
Adrenaline DriveFilm, Director, Writer1998
French DressingFilm, Convenience Store Employee1997
My Secret CacheFilm, Director, Writer1993
Down the DrainFilm, Director, Writer1990
The Rain WomenFilm, Director, Writer1967Born30 May 1967
DollhouseFilm, Director, Writer2019Dance with MeFilm, Director, Writer2014Wood Job!Film, Director, Writer2012Robo-GFilm, Director, Writer2008Happy FlightFilm, Director, Writer2005SWING GIRLS First & Last ConcertFilm, Shinobu Yaguchi2004Swing Girls Side StorySeries, CreatorSwing GirlsFilm, 2004Director, Writer2002Parco FictionFilm, Director, Writer2001School Ghost Story: Mononoke SpecialFilm, Director1999Adrenaline DriveFilm, Director, Writer1998French DressingFilm, Convenience Store Employee1997My Secret CacheFilm, Director, Writer1993Down the DrainFilm, Director, Writer1990The Rain WomenFilm, Director, Writer1967Born30 May 1967People around Shinobu
Close ties
Naomi Nishida Shinobu directed My Secret Cache and Wood Job!
Daikichi Sugawara Also in Swing Girls, Happy Flight and Robo-G
Masami Nagasawa Shinobu directed Wood Job! and Dollhouse
Akira Emoto Shinobu directed Wood Job! (2014)
Fumiyo Kohinata Shinobu directed Survival Family (2017)
Tomoko Tabata Shinobu directed Robo-G and Happy Flight
Yōji Tanaka Also in Waterboys, Swing Girls and Wood Job!
Furukawa Yuki Shinobu directed Wood Job! (2014)
Naoto Takenaka Shinobu directed Swing Girls (2004)
Seiichi Tanabe Shinobu directed Happy Flight (2008)
Kei Tani Shinobu directed Waterboys (2001)
Tetsushi Tanaka Shinobu directed Dollhouse (2025)
Yoshiyuki Morishita Also in Swing Girls and Happy Flight
Saburō Tokitō Shinobu directed Happy Flight (2008)
Kazue Tsunogae Also in My Secret Cache and Adrenaline Drive
Masanobu Andō Shinobu directed Adrenaline Drive (2000)
Juri Ueno Shinobu directed Swing Girls (2004)
Shōta Sometani Shinobu directed Wood Job! (2014)
Aya Hirayama Shinobu directed Waterboys (2001)
Kazue Fukiishi Shinobu directed Happy Flight (2008)
Yutaka Matsushige Shinobu directed Adrenaline Drive (2000)
Miho Shiraishi Shinobu directed Swing Girls (2004)
Gō Rijū Shinobu directed My Secret Cache (1999)
Norio Tsuruta Also in School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special (1999)
Known for
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Swing Girls 2004
Dollhouse 2025
Wood Job! 2014
Survival Family 2017
Waterboys 2001
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 23
45 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
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.
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59
