Taichi Yamada

Taichi Yamada

Known for
Writing
Born
June 6, 1934
Died
November 29, 2023 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Taichi Yamada is one of the most famous and highly respected writers in Japan. Winner of many awards for literary excellence from private organizations and from the Japanese government, he is best known for his scripts for TV dramas, but has also written many novels and plays.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
岸辺のアルバム poster

岸辺のアルバム

Movie · Writer

2024
The Last Town We Saw poster

The Last Town We Saw

Movie · Novel, Original Story

2023
All of Us Strangers poster

All of Us Strangers

Movie · Novel

2014
Back of Father poster

Back of Father

TV · Screenplay · 1 ep

2009
Ordinary Miracles poster

Ordinary Miracles

TV · Writer · 11 eps

2007
星ひとつの夜 poster

星ひとつの夜

Movie · Screenplay

2005
For the coming day

For the coming day

Movie · Writer

2002
Fan of Hong Kong star poster

Fan of Hong Kong star

Movie · Writer

1992
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights poster

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights

Movie · Original Film Writer

1991
Winter Ever Since poster

Winter Ever Since

Movie · Writer

1990
A Paucity of Flying Dreams poster

A Paucity of Flying Dreams

Movie · Novel

1990
Takeshi: Childhood Days poster

Takeshi: Childhood Days

Movie · Screenplay

1989
Until Spring Comes poster

Until Spring Comes

Movie · Writer

1989
Yume ni Mita Hibi poster

Yume ni Mita Hibi

TV · Screenplay · 10 eps

1988
The Discarnates poster

The Discarnates

Movie · Novel

1987
An Early Autumn poster

An Early Autumn

TV · Writer · 1 ep

1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies poster

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Movie · Writer

1986
The Tailor-Made Shirt poster

The Tailor-Made Shirt

TV · Writer · 6 eps

1986
Late Night Salute poster

Late Night Salute

TV · Writer · 4 eps

1986
時にはいっしょに poster

時にはいっしょに

TV · Writer · 11 eps

1985
When Winter Comes poster

When Winter Comes

Movie · Writer

1985
The Autumn in Tokyo poster

The Autumn in Tokyo

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1983
Children of Nagasaki poster

Children of Nagasaki

Movie · Writer

1983
Sketchbook of Early Spring poster

Sketchbook of Early Spring

TV · Writer · 12 eps

1982
When We are Old poster

When We are Old

Movie · Writer

1981
Precious Moments poster

Precious Moments

TV · Writer · 14 eps

1980
The Lion Era poster

The Lion Era

TV · Screenplay · 51 eps

1979
Tokyo Suburbia poster

Tokyo Suburbia

TV · Writer, Novel · 15 eps

1977
The Album on the Shore poster

The Album on the Shore

TV · Writer, Novel · 15 eps

1976
The Roads Men Travel poster

The Roads Men Travel

TV · Writer · 12 eps

1973
Summer Days Across the River poster

Summer Days Across the River

Movie · Writer

1973
Deeper Than Blue poster

Deeper Than Blue

Movie · Original Story

1973
Pieces of Autumn poster

Pieces of Autumn

TV · Writer, Original Story · 15 eps

1972
Ai yori aoku poster

Ai yori aoku

TV · Original Story · 309 eps

1971
Love and Death poster

Love and Death

Movie · Screenplay

1971
Mom’s Shoulders poster

Mom’s Shoulders

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1970
World of Two poster

World of Two

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1970
Story of Yakuza in Naniwa poster

Story of Yakuza in Naniwa

TV · Writer · 13 eps

1969
Brother poster

Brother

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1968
Oyaji Daiko poster

Oyaji Daiko

TV · Writer · 65 eps

1968
Family of Three poster

Family of Three

TV · Writer · 26 eps

1966
Once a Rainy Day

Once a Rainy Day

Movie · Screenplay

1963
Sing, Young People! poster

Sing, Young People!

Movie · Writer

1962
Seikurabe poster

Seikurabe

Movie · Screenplay