Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Yasushi Akimoto
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 145
TMDB ID: 51447
IMDb ID: nm0015340
Known for: Writing
Born: May 2, 1958
Age: 67
Place of birth: Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2025
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q457860
Also known as
あきもと やすし • 高井良斉 • たかい りょうさい • Ryousai Takai
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Sound Director (3)Music Director (1)Producer (62)Creator (26)Writer (13)Original Story (9)Screenstory (4)Executive Producer (3)Original Concept (3)Screenplay (3)
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 Japan.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yasushi Akimoto.
HINAKURI 2022
Director
2022 Movie
Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜
Music Director
2019 Movie
Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony
Sound Director
2013 Movie
Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert
Sound Director
2013 Movie
7.0
Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena
Sound Director
2012 Movie
5.5
Jusei: Last Drop of Blood
Director
2003 Movie
Gozamareji
Director
2003 Movie
Goodbye Mama
Director
1991 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yasushi Akimoto.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yasushi Akimoto.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yasushi Akimoto.
7.2
Nogizaka Under Construction
Creator
2015 Series
8.5
Let's Meet at Hinatazaka
Producer • 351 eps
2019 Series
7.1
A Couple of Cuckoos
Lyricist • 12 eps
2022 Series
Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?
Creator
2020 Series
7.5
Majisuka Academy
Original Concept • 78 eps
2010 Series
6.8
22/7 (nanabun no nijyuuni)
Producer • 12 eps
2020 Series
8.2
Azuki-chan
Graphic Novel • 117 eps
1995 Series
8.0
NOGIBINGO!
Writer • 135 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Your Turn to Kill
Writer • 20 eps
2019 Series
10.0
Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou!
Creator
2022 Series
9.3
Nogizakatte, Doko?
Creator
2011 Series
5.0
Would You Like to Play Da Capo?
Screenplay • 10 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yasushi Akimoto.
6th Year Memorial Live
Producer
2025 Movie
Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall
Producer
2023 Movie
4th Year Memorial Live
Producer
2023 Movie
Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony
Producer
2022 Movie
Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE
Producer
2022 Movie
5.3
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
Original Concept
2021 Movie
Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021
Producer
2021 Movie
HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~
Musical
2021 Movie
Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~
Musical
2021 Movie
Spring Unit Festival
Producer
2021 Movie
MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai
Producer
2021 Movie
Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 -
Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46
Producer
2020 Movie
5.5
Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46
Producer
2020 Movie
HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！
Producer
2020 Movie
5.8
Remotely Killed
Writer
2020 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Yasushi Akimoto.
乃木坂スター誕生！SIX
Producer • 9 eps
2025 Series
日向坂ミュージックパレード
Creator
2024 Series
Let's Grow Up to Hinatazaka
Creator
2023 Series
7.5
Dr. Chocolate
Creator • 10 eps
2023 Series
All Night Fujiko
Producer • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.0
Would You Like to Play Da Capo?
Screenplay • 10 eps
2023 Series
Saisho wa Paa
Original Story • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Investigation Division 1
Screenplay • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Who Is the Sender?
Original Concept • 40 eps
2022 Series
10.0
Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou!
Creator
2022 Series
7.1
A Couple of Cuckoos
Lyricist • 12 eps
2022 Series
Yodaremon Kazoku
Original Story • 20 eps
2022 Series
6.7
AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san
Creator
2022 Series
Not the Girl, Not Her
Creator
2021 Series
7.8
Guilty Flag
Creator
2021 Series
7.0
Man Drifting Ashore
Original Story • 9 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yasushi Akimoto.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Yasushi Akimoto.
