Yasushi Akimoto

Yasushi Akimoto

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/05/1958

Age

67 years old

Place of Birth

Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Ja... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2025

6th Year Memorial Live

as Producer

2023

4th Year Memorial Live

as Producer

2022

HINAKURI 2022

as Director

2021

Spring Unit Festival

as Producer

2020

Remotely Killed

as Writer

2019

Keyaki Republic 2019

as Producer

2018

Keyaki Republic 2018

as Producer

2017

The Last Recipe

as Other

2017

Keyaki Republic 2017

as Producer

2014

Girls in the Psychic Club

as Executive Producer

2014

Team H - Hakata Legend

as Producer

2013

Seventh Code

as Production Supervisor

2012

Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou

as Original Story

2009

Yamagata Scream

as Writer

2008

Ice

as Original Story

2008

One Missed Call

as Novel

2007

Walking My Life

as Original Story

2007

The Day I Depart

as Screenplay

2007

The Suicide Song

as Writer

2006

One Missed Call 3: Final

as Characters

2005

One Missed Call 2

as Novel

2003

One Missed Call

as Author

2003

Gozamareji

as Director

2000

As the River Flows

as Director

2000

As the River Flows

as Writer

1999

Birdcage of Horrors

as Producer

1995

Azuki-chan the Movie

as Graphic Novel

1992

Manhattan Kiss

as Screenplay

1991

Goodbye Mama

as Director

1991

Goodbye Mama

as Screenplay

1991

Thriller CRT

as Writer

1992

Manhattan Kiss

as Director