Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳 祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko, born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also covers publishing and film. She worked briefly in 2007 on the United States web show lonelygirl15 as a writer, director, and producer.[1]
Career
editBorn in Yokohama in 1970, Aoyagi graduated from Sophia University (Jōchi Daigaku).[2] She debuted as a screenwriter in 1995, penning the fourth episode of the Fuji TV series Seiga wa tatsu.[2] In 1996, her two-hour telefilm, Saigo no kazoku ryokō: Family Affair for Tokyo Broadcasting System earned a special recommendation Galaxy Award.[3][4] Her latest project is $5.2 million, the world's biggest Internet show, "The Scary City"[1][5] that launched on September 15, 2008.
Filmography as writer
edit- Tomoko no baai (1996)
- Hitorigurashi (1996)
- Moonlight Express (1999)
- Okuman chôja to kekkon suru hôhô (2000)
- Pretty Girls (2002)
- Kokoro (156 episodes, 2003)
- Manhattan Diaries (2007)
- Lonelygirl15 (7 episodes, 2007)
- The Scary City (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
References
edit- ^ a b "'The Scary City' Scares up $5.2M ($14K/Min?), Prepares for Sept. 15th Debut". Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "Aoyagi Yumiko" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ 第34回奨励賞受賞作品. Hōsō Hihyō Kondankai (in Japanese). Japan Council For Better Radio and Television. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Saigo no kazoku ryokō". Terebi dorama dētabēsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Internet Series the Scary City Goes Online for Casting". Science Letter. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013 – via HighBeam Research.