InterviewInterviews
Mutsumi Yamamoto <interviewer: Masami Arai>
<Part Two> Top-notch creator known for morning serial GeGeGe no Nyobo, period dramas Yae no Sakura and Konodori (TBS), and AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (TV Asahi) talks about what it takes to become a screenwriter.
■Mutsumi Yamamoto
Screenwriter.
Born in Hokkaido. After working at a publisher, she received the NHK Creative Radio Drama Script Writing Incentive Award in 2003 with Karakiya Ikken no Koto. In 2004, she started her career as a TV drama screenwriter with On'yado Kawasemi. Major TV drama series include Top Sales, morning TV serial GeGeGe no Nyobo, period drama Yae no Sakura, Friday period drama series Hidachi Uma no Hone, Keijiro Engawa Nikki, Tsukahara Bokuden, BS period drama Kokichi’s Wife (NHK), AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (TV Asahi), Konodori (TBS), A Dewa Nai Kimi To, and Treatment Plan for a Hospital (TV Tokyo). Radio drama series include Meiji Obake Goyomi (NHK) and Descendant of Wolf (Nippon Broadcasting). Won the 28th Hashida Award in 2020.
■Masami Arai
Screenwriter. Won the Creative Radio Drama Award and the BK Radio Drama Script Award for Excellence in 2015, and won the WOWOW Scenario Award for Excellence in 2017. Major works include FM Theater Futari no Musume (2016 ACA National Arts Festival Excellence Award), Endingu Katto (56th Galaxy Encouragement Award and 2019 ACA National Arts Festival Grand Prize), and Kohaku no Hito (2022 ACA National Arts Festival Excellence Award).
Other Interviews
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Ryohei Yano
<Part One> Switch interview with Ryohei Yano and Hiroyuki Uchimura: Japan’s top quiz writer shares how to make quizzes and what are the real pleasures of being a quiz writer.
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Hiroyuki Uchimura
<Part Two> Switch interview with Hiroyuki Uchimura and Ryohei Yano: Role of a comedy sketch writer and what it takes to be one
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Masahiro Ito
<Part One> Switch interview with Masahiro Ito and Yoko Tamura: Role in music programs and the skills to “fall in love” required for broadcast writers
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Yoko Tamura
<Part Two> Switch interview with Yoko Tamura and Masahiro Ito: Writing skills you need as a broadcast documentary writer and the joys and pains unique to women broadcast writers
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Yoichi Oi
<Part One> Switch Interview with Yoichi Oi and Takafumi Murakami: How did a popular variety show writer become a broadcast writer?
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Takafumi Murakami
<Part Two> Switch interview with Takafumi Murakami and Yoichi Oi: What is the role of broadcast writers in sports broadcasts and what makes it rewarding?
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Mutsumi Yamamoto
<Part One> Top-notch creator known for morning serial GeGeGe no Nyobo, period dramas Yae no Sakura and Konodori (TBS), and AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (TV Asahi) talks about what it takes to become a screenwriter.
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Motofumi Tomioka
Mr. Motofumi Tomikawa Interview Part One
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Motofumi Tomikawa
Mr. Motofumi Tomikawa Interview Part Two
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Symposium of "Roar at the Sun!" Part One
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Symposium of "Roar at the Sun!" Part Two
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Mr. Terry Ito Interview Part One
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Mr. Terry Ito Interview Part Two
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Mr. Ichiro Furutachi Interview Part One
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Mr. Ichiro Furutachi Interview Part Two
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Masaki Yoshida's Interview Part One
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Mr. Masaki Yoshida Interview Part Two
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Ryota Kosawa
Mr. Ryota Kosawa Interview Part Onw
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Ryota Kosawa
Mr. Ryota Kosawa Interview Part Two
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