As Writer
The Beast of Comedy
2024
7.7
Shin Adachi
Directing
Birth Date
January 1, 1973
Place of Birth
Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Born in 1973 in Tottori Prefecture, Adachi Shin graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, a film school founded in Yokohama in 1975 by director Imamura Shohei. Adachi served as an assistant director to Somai Shinji and started writing scripts. His first feature scriptwriting credit was for the 2004 pro wrestling comedy Mask de 41. His breakthrough was the script for the 2014 boxing drama 100 Yen Love, which won him a Japan Academy Award. In 2016 Adachi made his directorial debut with the semi-autobiographical teen comedy 14 That Night.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Brats, Be Ambitious!
2023
8.3
As Writer
Underdog: Part One
2020
6.9
As Writer
Underdog: Part Two
2020
6.0
As Writer
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020
8.2
As Director, As Writer
A Beloved Wife
2019
6.5
As Writer
As Sawa-chan Rides the Waves
2019
8.5
As Writer
The Kids' Diner
2019
6.5
As Writer
Shino Can't Say Her Name
2018
7.0
As Writer
We Make Antiques!
2018
7.6
As Writer
Demekin
2017
6.3
As Writer
100 Yen Love
2014
7.2
As Writer
Schoolgirl Complex
2013
4.9