Yasushi Akimoto
Writing · Writer · Novel · Producer
Born May 2, 1958 · Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1983–present · Awards: Annie Award
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.
Filmography
乃木坂スター誕生！SIX (2025) — Producer · CreatorSurname Confidential (2026) — Original StoryTen Strokes to You (2026) — CreatorSTU48のウチら好きになりんちゃい (2026) — Creator6th Year Memorial Live (2025) — ProducerWreck-It Ralph (2012) — SongsOne Missed Call (2003) — AuthorOne Missed Call (2008) — NovelA Couple of Cuckoos (2022) — LyricistOne Missed Call 2 (2005) — NovelYour Turn to Kill (2019) — WriterOne Missed Call 3: Final (2006) — CharactersThe Last Recipe (2017) — Other · Development ManagerGuilty Flag (2021) — CreatorAKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert (2013) — ProducerFireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (1997) — Original Story · ScreenplayBirdcage of Horrors (1999) — ProducerRemotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder (2020) — WriterAKB48 Team 8 no Kanto Hakusho Bacchikoi! (2017) — CreatorHKT48 vs NGT48 Sashi Kita Gassen (2016) — CreatorShin Nogizaka Star Tanjou! (2022) — CreatorNogizakatte, Doko? (2011) — CreatorWho Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (2016) — CreatorCrow's Blood (2016) — Executive Producer