Yumiko Aoyagi

Japanese television writer

Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko, born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also covers publishing and film. She worked briefly in 2007 on the United States web show lonelygirl15 as a writer, director, and producer.^[1]

Career

Born in Yokohama in 1970, Aoyagi graduated from Sophia University (Jōchi Daigaku).^[2] She debuted as a screenwriter in 1995, penning the fourth episode of the Fuji TV series Seiga wa tatsu.^[2] In 1996, her two-hour telefilm, Saigo no kazoku ryokō: Family Affair for Tokyo Broadcasting System earned a special recommendation Galaxy Award.^[3]^[4] Her latest project is $5.2 million, the world's biggest Internet show, "The Scary City"^[1]^[5] that launched on September 15, 2008.

Filmography as writer

Tomoko no baai (1996)
Hitorigurashi (1996)
Moonlight Express (1999)
Okuman chôja to kekkon suru hôhô (2000)
Pretty Girls (2002)
Kokoro (156 episodes, 2003)
Manhattan Diaries (2007)
Lonelygirl15 (7 episodes, 2007)
The Scary City (20 episodes, 2007-2009)

References

^ ^a ^b "'The Scary City' Scares up $5.2M ($14K/Min?), Prepares for Sept. 15th Debut". Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Aoyagi Yumiko" (in Japanese). Kawade Shobō Shinsha. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ 第34回奨励賞受賞作品. Hōsō Hihyō Kondankai (in Japanese). Japan Council For Better Radio and Television. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "Saigo no kazoku ryokō". Terebi dorama dētabēsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "Internet Series the Scary City Goes Online for Casting". Science Letter. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013 – via HighBeam Research.