Yuya Ishii
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Editor
Born Jun 21, 1983 · Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Active 2006–present · Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
Yuya Ishii is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.
Filmography
The Secret Battlefield (2026) — Director · Screenplay · EditorOne Last Love Letter (2026) — Director · WriterThe Great Passage (2013) — DirectorThe Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017) — Director · ScreenplayA Madder Red (2021) — Screenplay · Director · EditorOur Family (2014) — Director · ScreenplayThe Real You (2024) — Writer · DirectorCandy House (2015) — Director · WriterThe Vancouver Asahi (2014) — DirectorHouse of the Owl (2024) — DirectorThe Asian Angel (2021) — Director · ScreenplayMasked Hearts (2023) — Director · ScreenplaySawako Decides (2010) — Director · ScreenplayThe World of Machida-kun (2019) — Director · ScreenplayUta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018) — DirectorAll the Things We Never Said (2020) — Director · WriterGirl Sparks (2007) — Director · WriterThe Moon (2023) — Screenplay · DirectorMitsuko Delivers (2011) — Director · WriterWhen a Tree Falls (2019) — Writer · DirectorA Man with Style (2011) — Director · ScreenplayTo Walk Beside You (2009) — Screenplay · Director · EditorOf Monster Mode (2008) — DirectorRebel, Jiro's Love (2006) — Director