Yumiko Inoue
Screenwriter
- Date of Birth
- June 24, 1961
- English level
- None
- Career
- Screenwriter. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University. After working for TV Tokyo, Inoue made her debut as a screenwriter in 1991. Her major TV works include "Shiroi Kyoto", NHK's serial series "Himawari", NHK's historical series "Hojo Tokimune", "Good Luck!" (starring Takuya Kimura), "Engine", "BG: Personal Bodyguard", and a movie "Hirugao" which was released in China in 2018 as well. Inoue was awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Art Encouragement Prize, and the Kuniko Mukoda Prize in 2006, and the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2020.
Outstanding works
| Category | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| teleplay (live action) | 1996 | Himawari | NHK serial TV series |
| teleplay (live action) | 2001 | Hojo Tokimune | NHK historical TV series |
| - | 2003 | Good Luck!! | |
| teleplay (live action) | 2003～2004 | Shiroi Kyoto | |
| teleplay (live action) | 2006 | 14-sai no Haha | |
| teleplay (live action) | 2014 | Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon | |
| - | 2008～2018 | Pandora | 5 seasons |
| teleplay (live action) | 2014～2021 | Emergency Interrogation Room | 4 seasons |
| - | 2018～2020 | BG: Personal Bodyguard | 2 seasons |
| screenplay (live action) | 2017 | Hirugao |
Awards List
| Year | Title of Award | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the AMADE Prize | [Mushi no Idokoro] NHK |
| 2004 | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award, Grand Prize | [Shiroi Kyoto] Fuji Television |
| 2006 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Art Encouragement Prize | [Machiben] NHK, [14-sai no Haha] Nippon TV |
| 2006 | Kuniko Mukoda Prize | [Machiben] NHK |
| 紫綬褒章 | Medal with Purple Ribbon |