Shinobu Yaguchi
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.
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Movies (23)

Dollhouse
2025 · Director, Screenplay, Original Story

Dance with Me
2019 · Writer, Director

Survival Family
2017 · Director, Screenplay

Wood Job!
2014 · Screenplay, Director

Robo-G
2012 · Screenplay, Director

Happy Flight
2008 · Director, Writer

Tokyo Rhapsody
2007 · Director

SWING GIRLS First & Last Concert
2005 · Shinobu Yaguchi

Swing Girls
2004 · Director, Screenplay

Parco Fiction
2002 · Director, Writer

Waterboys
2001 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special
2001 · Director

The Whispered City
2000 · 達也の友人

School Ghost Story: Curse Special
2000 · Writer, Director

One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
1999 · Director

School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special
1999 · Director, Writer

Weathering the Storms
1999 · Writer

Adrenaline Drive
1999 · Director, Writer, Editor

French Dressing
1998 · Convenience Store Employee

My Secret Cache
1997 · Writer, Director

Birdwatching
1996 · Director

Down the Drain
1993 · Director, Editor, Screenplay

The Rain Women
1990 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography



