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Yasushi Akimoto

Writing

Yasushi Akimoto

EN, JA, ID cinema · 100 credits

Born

2 May 1958 (age 68)

Birthplace

Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also known as あきもと やすし · 高井良斉 · たかい りょうさい · Ryousai Takai

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.

Known for

Filmography

The Not Polly

The Not Polly

ENNot rated

Producer, Story

6th Year Memorial Live poster

6th Year Memorial Live

JA · 2025Not rated

Producer

4th Year Memorial Live poster

4th Year Memorial Live

JA · 2023Not rated

Producer

Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall poster

Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall

JA · 2023Not rated

Producer

Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE poster

Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE

JA · 2022Not rated

Producer

HINAKURI 2022 poster

HINAKURI 2022

JA · 2022Not rated

Director

Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony poster

Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony

JA · 2022Not rated

Producer

HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~ poster

HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~

JA · 2021Not rated

Musical

Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ poster

Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~

JA · 2021Not rated

Musical

Spring Unit Festival poster

Spring Unit Festival

JA · 2021Not rated

Producer

Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021 poster

Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021

JA · 2021Not rated

Producer

MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai poster

MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai

JA · 2021Not rated

Producer

Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 - poster

Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 -

JA · 2021Not rated

Producer

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie poster

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie

JA · 20215.3

Original Concept

HINATAZAKA46 Live Online,YES!with YOU! poster

HINATAZAKA46 Live Online,YES!with YOU!

JA · 2020Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020 poster

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020

JA · 2020Not rated

Producer

Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ~ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL~ poster

Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ~ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL~

JA · 2020Not rated

Producer

Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46 poster

Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46

JA · 20207.5

Producer

Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46 poster

Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46

JA · 20205.4

Producer

Remotely Killed poster

Remotely Killed

JA · 20205.8

Writer

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder poster

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder

JA · 202010.0

Writer

Keyaki Republic 2019 poster

Keyaki Republic 2019

JA · 2019Not rated

Producer

Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜 poster

Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜

JA · 2019Not rated

Music Director

Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46 poster

Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46

JA · 20197.7

Writer

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018 poster

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018

JA · 2018Not rated

Producer

SKE48 Spring Concert 2018 poster

SKE48 Spring Concert 2018

JA · 2018Not rated

Producer

Keyaki Republic 2018 poster

Keyaki Republic 2018

JA · 2018Not rated

Producer

Hiragana Christmas 2018 poster

Hiragana Christmas 2018

JA · 2018Not rated

Producer

Sunny poster

Sunny

JA · 20187.8

Production Supervisor

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017 poster

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017

JA · 2017Not rated

Producer

Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~ poster

Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~

JA · 20177.0

Writer

The Last Recipe poster

The Last Recipe

JA · 20176.9

Other, Development Manager

Keyaki Republic 2017 poster

Keyaki Republic 2017

JA · 2017Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 poster

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016

JA · 2016Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 poster

AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016

JA · 2016Not rated

Producer

Hiragana Omotenashi Kai poster

Hiragana Omotenashi Kai

JA · 2016Not rated

Producer

Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory poster

Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory

JA · 2015Not rated

as Self

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015

JA · 2015Not rated

Producer

Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~ poster

Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~

JA · 2015Not rated

Writer

SKE48 Winter Concert 2015 poster

SKE48 Winter Concert 2015

JA · 2015Not rated

Producer

Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48 poster

Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48

JA · 2015Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014

JA · 2014Not rated

Producer

Seventh Code poster

Seventh Code

JA · 20145.9

Production Supervisor

Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou poster

Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou

JA · 20148.0

Producer

Team H - Hakata Legend poster

Team H - Hakata Legend

JA · 2014Not rated

Producer

Girls in the Psychic Club poster

Girls in the Psychic Club

JA · 20146.3

Executive Producer

Rose Color's Buko poster

Rose Color's Buko

JA · 20147.5

Development Manager

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT poster

SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT

JA · 2013Not rated

Musician

Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony poster

Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony

JA · 2013Not rated

Sound Director

Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert poster

Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert

EN · 2013Not rated

Sound Director

AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour poster

AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

SKE48 Spring Concert 2013 poster

SKE48 Spring Concert 2013

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert poster

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert poster

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert poster

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert poster

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert

JA · 201310.0

Producer

SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!" poster

SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!"

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 poster

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara poster

Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert poster

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert

JA · 2013Not rated

Producer

Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48 poster

Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48

ID · 2013Not rated

Producer

NMB48 - Omowase Kousen poster

NMB48 - Omowase Kousen

JA · 2013Not rated

Lyricist

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012

JA · 2012Not rated

Producer

Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena poster

Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena

JA · 20127.0

Sound Director

SKE48 Spring Concert 2012 poster

SKE48 Spring Concert 2012

JA · 2012Not rated

Producer

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 poster

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012

JA · 20126.0

Producer

Bakaleya High School poster

Bakaleya High School

JA · 20126.4

Original Story

Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph

EN · 20127.4

Songs

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011

JA · 2011Not rated

Producer

The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011 poster

The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011

JA · 201110.0

Producer

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010

JA · 2010Not rated

Producer

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010 poster

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010

JA · 2010Not rated

Producer

It's going to be a Kami-Concert poster

It's going to be a Kami-Concert

JA · 2009Not rated

Producer

SKE48's First Extracirricular Class poster

SKE48's First Extracirricular Class

JA · 2009Not rated

Producer

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009

JA · 2009Not rated

Producer

Yamagata Scream poster

Yamagata Scream

JA · 20094.5

Writer

One Missed Call poster

One Missed Call

EN · 20085.4

Novel

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 poster

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008

JA · 2008Not rated

Producer

Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou poster

Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou

JA · 2008Not rated

Producer

Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai poster

Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai

JA · 2008Not rated

Producer

Ice poster

Ice

JA · 20084.8

Original Story

The Suicide Song poster

The Suicide Song

JA · 20074.4

Writer

象の背中 -旅立つ日-

2007

The Day I Depart

JA · 20076.0

Screenplay

Walking My Life poster

Walking My Life

JA · 20075.0

Original Story

One Missed Call 3: Final poster

One Missed Call 3: Final

JA · 20065.7

Characters

One Missed Call 2 poster

One Missed Call 2

JA · 20056.0

Novel

One Missed Call poster

One Missed Call

JA · 20036.2

Author

Gozamareji poster

Gozamareji

JA · 2003Not rated

Director

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood poster

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood

JA · 20035.5

Director, Writer

As the River Flows poster

As the River Flows

JA · 20009.0

Director, Screenplay

Birdcage of Horrors poster

Birdcage of Horrors

JA · 199910.0

Producer

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love poster

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love

JA · 199710.0

Original Story, Screenplay

Azuki-chan the Movie poster

Azuki-chan the Movie

JA · 19957.0

Graphic Novel

The Mystery of Rampo poster

The Mystery of Rampo

JA · 19947.1

Actor

Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi poster

Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi

JA · 1992Not rated

Writer

Manhattan Kiss poster

Manhattan Kiss

JA · 1992Not rated

Screenplay, Director

Thriller CRT poster

Thriller CRT

JA · 19917.0

Writer

Goodbye Mama poster

Goodbye Mama

JA · 19919.0

Director, Screenplay

A Madcap Corporation poster

A Madcap Corporation

JA · 1983Not rated

Lyricist