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Yasushi Akimoto

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.

Et billede af Yasushi Akimoto

Writing

1991

[ ] Thriller CRT (Writer)
[ ] Goodbye Mama (Screenplay)

1992

[ ] Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi (Writer)
[ ] Manhattan Kiss (Screenplay)

1995

[ ] Azuki-chan the Movie (Graphic Novel)

1997

[ ] Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (Original Story)
[ ] Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (Screenplay)

2000

[ ] As the River Flows (Writer)

2003

[ ] One Missed Call (Author)
[ ] Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (Writer)

2005

[ ] One Missed Call 2 (Novel)

2006

[ ] One Missed Call 3: Final (Characters)

2007

[ ] The Suicide Song (Writer)
[ ] The Day I Depart (Screenplay)
[ ] Walking My Life (Original Story)

2008

[ ] One Missed Call (Novel)
[ ] Ice (Original Story)

2009

[ ] Yamagata Scream (Writer)

2012

[ ] Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (Original Story)

2013

[ ] NMB48 - Omowase Kousen (Lyricist)

2015

[ ] Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~ (Writer)

2017

[ ] Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~ (Writer)
[ ] The Last Recipe (Other)

2019

[ ] Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46 (Writer)

2020

[ ] Remotely Killed (Writer)
[ ] Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder (Writer)

2021

[ ] HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~ (Musical)
[ ] Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ (Musical)
[ ] Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (Original Concept)

????

[ ] The Not Polly (Story)

Production

1999

[ ] Birdcage of Horrors (Producer)

2008

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 (Producer)
[ ] Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou (Producer)
[ ] Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (Producer)

2009

[ ] It's going to be a Kami-Concert (Producer)
[ ] SKE48's First Extracirricular Class (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 (Producer)

2010

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010 (Producer)

2011

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 (Producer)
[ ] The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011 (Producer)

2012

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012 (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Spring Concert 2012 (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 (Producer)

2013

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 (Producer)
[ ] Seventh Code (Production Supervisor)
[ ] AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Spring Concert 2013 (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert (Producer)
[ ] SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!" (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 (Producer)
[ ] Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert (Producer)
[ ] Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48 (Producer)

2014

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014 (Producer)
[ ] Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou (Producer)
[ ] Team H - Hakata Legend (Producer)
[ ] Girls in the Psychic Club (Executive Producer)

2015

[ ] AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Winter Concert 2015 (Producer)
[ ] Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48 (Producer)

2016

[ ] AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (Producer)
[ ] Hiragana Omotenashi Kai (Producer)

2017

[ ] AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017 (Producer)
[ ] Keyaki Republic 2017 (Producer)

2018

[ ] AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018 (Producer)
[ ] SKE48 Spring Concert 2018 (Producer)
[ ] Keyaki Republic 2018 (Producer)
[ ] Hiragana Christmas 2018 (Producer)
[ ] Sunny (Production Supervisor)

2019

[ ] Keyaki Republic 2019 (Producer)

2020

[ ] HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！ (Producer)
[ ] AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020 (Producer)
[ ] Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ～ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL～ (Producer)
[ ] Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46 (Producer)
[ ] Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46 (Producer)

2021

[ ] Spring Unit Festival (Producer)
[ ] Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021 (Producer)
[ ] MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai (Producer)
[ ] Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 - (Producer)

2022

[ ] Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE (Producer)
[ ] Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony (Producer)

2023

[ ] 4th Year Memorial Live (Producer)
[ ] Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall (Producer)

2025

[ ] 6th Year Memorial Live (Producer)

????

[ ] The Not Polly (Producer)

Sound

2012

[ ] Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena (Sound Director)

2013

[ ] SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT (Musician)
[ ] Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony (Sound Director)
[ ] Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert (Sound Director)

2019

[ ] Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜 (Music Director)

Directing

1991

[ ] Goodbye Mama (Director)

1992

[ ] Manhattan Kiss (Director)

2000

[ ] As the River Flows (Director)

2003

[ ] Gozamareji (Director)
[ ] Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (Director)

2022

[ ] HINAKURI 2022 (Director)

Actor

1995

[ ] The Mystery of Rampo (????)

2015

[ ] Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory (Self)