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Isao Yukisada

Directing1992–2025Age 57Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

70Credits7.4/10Avg Rating

Biography

Isao Yukisada (行定勲, Yukisada Isao, born August 3, 1968) is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.

Details

Birthday

August 3, 1968

Age

57

Birthplace

Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Yukisada Isao, 行定勲, ゆきさだいさお, 行定勳, 行定勳

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Career Stats

Total Credits

70

As Actor

1

As Director

44

As Writer

19

As Producer

5

Avg Rating

7.4/10

Highest Rated

Love Letter (7.8)

Genre Profile

Drama45 Romance19 Comedy4 Crime4 Fantasy3 Action2 History2 Thriller2 Music2 Adventure1

Filmography

1995 · Assistant Director

1998 · Assistant Director

Swallowtail Butterfly

1996 · Assistant Director

2001 · Director

2017 · Director

Aroused by Gymnopedies

2016 · Director

Theatre: A Love Story

2020 · Director

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

2004 · Director

Five Minutes to Tomorrow

2014 · Director

2005 · Director

Women Play Twice

2010 · Director

Before the Vigil

2013 · Director

Year One in the North

2005 · Director

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

2020 · Director

Into the Faraway Sky

2007 · Director

2018 · Director

Seventh Anniversary

2003 · Director

2000 · Director

2023 · Director

2016 · Director

1992 · Assistant Director

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

1994 · Assistant Director

2010 · Director

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

1995 · Assistant Director

Frequent Collaborators (7)

Editor · 7 films together

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)Spring Snow (2005)Closed Note (2007)The Round Table (2014)Pink and Gray (2016)Narratage (2017)+1 more

Chihiro Ito

Writer · 4 films together

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)Spring Snow (2005)Closed Note (2007)The Round Table (2014)

Hidehiko Urayama

Composer · 3 films together

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)Closed Note (2007)Narratage (2017)

Masaki Miura

Actor · 3 films together

The Round Table (2014)Pink and Gray (2016)Theatre: A Love Story (2020)

Naoki Soma

Production_designer · 3 films together

The Round Table (2014)Narratage (2017)Theatre: A Love Story (2020)

Sachiko Ito

Costume_designer · 3 films together

Spring Snow (2005)Closed Note (2007)Narratage (2017)

Yôko Kumagai

Composer · 3 films together

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)Closed Note (2007)Narratage (2017)