Yuya Ishii

director • writer • editor

Yuya Ishii is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.

Born: June 21, 1983 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (age 42)

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Known For

6.7

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Movies & TV Credits

23 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Real You Movie	6.2	Writing	Writer	2024
House of the Owl TV Show	6.3	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2024
Masked Hearts Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	2023
The Moon Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	2023
The Asian Angel Movie	5.7	Writing	Screenplay	2021
A Madder Red Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay	2021
All the Things We Never Said Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	2020
The World of Machida-kun Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	2019
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	2018
When a Tree Falls Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	2018
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2017
Okashi no ie Limited Series	7.9	Directing	Director(10 Episodes)	2015
Our Family Movie	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	2014
The Vancouver Asahi Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	2014
The Great Passage Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	2013
A Man with Style Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	2011
Mitsuko Delivers Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	2011
Sawako Decides Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	2010
To Walk Beside You Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2009
Of Monster Mode Movie	5.9	Actor	—	2008
Bare-assed Japan Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2008
Of Monster Mode Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	2008
Girl Sparks Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2007

Yuya Ishii

Known For

Our Family

Sawako Decides

The Great Passage

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Movies & TV Credits