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Shirasaka Yoshio
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- He was born in Tokyo in 1932. His father was the scriptwriter Toshio Yasumi (1903–1991). He worked as a ghostwriter for his father from when he was a junior high school student. During his student days, he was passionate about acting and began writing scripts as a part-time job. He then dropped out of Waseda University. In 1955, he joined Daiei Tokyo Studio as a screenwriter. He gained recognition for his screenplay for the 1957 film Nagasugita Haru (The Too-Long Spring), adapted from the novel by Yukio Mishima. In the same year, he left Daiei to write scripts for various film studios, establishing himself as a rising star in the Japanese film industry. In 1958, his scripts for Mammoth Tower (Radio Tokyo [now TBS]) won the Encouragement Prize at the Art Festival. This unique television drama depicted the rivalry between the film industry and television stations. He frequently collaborated with the director Yasuzō Masumura, writing many screenplays for his films. Together, they also founded an independent production company called Kōdōsha. His television scripts include Uchōten Jidai (The Age of Ecstasy, 1959, Fuji TV) and Dansei Shokun! (Gentlemen!, 1965, NHK). He also adapted many other works for television. He died in January 2015 at the age of 82.
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