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Yasushi Akimoto

Born May 2, 1958
Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
68 years old

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.

151 titles
50 Writing
73 Production
27 Creation

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Writing (50)

One Missed Call (2008)

Novel

One Missed Call (2003)

Author

One Missed Call 2 (2005)

Novel

One Missed Call 3: Final (2006)

Characters

A Couple of Cuckoos (2022)

Lyricist

Your Turn to Kill (2019)

The Last Recipe (2017)

Other

Majisuka Academy (2010)

Original concept

One Missed Call (2005)

Original story

Remotely Killed (2020)

Red Nurse Call (2022)

Original story

Bakaleya High School (2012)

Original story

Hatsumori Bemars (2015)

Original story

Ice (2008)

Original story

The Suicide Song (2007)

Azuki-chan (1995)

Graphic novel

Sailor Zombie (2014)

Original story

Who Is the Sender? (2022)

Original concept

Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46 (2019)

NOGIBINGO! (2013)

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021)

Original concept

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (2003)

Kyouen NG (2020)

Screenstory

Man Drifting Ashore (2021)

Original story

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Yamagata Scream (2009)

As the River Flows (2000)

Screenplay

Azuki-chan the Movie (1995)

Graphic novel

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (1997)

Original story / Screenplay

Goodbye Mama (1991)

Screenplay

Investigation Division 1 (2022)

Screenplay

Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~ (2017)

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder (2020)

Surname Confidential (2026)

Original story

The Day I Depart (2007)

Screenplay

Thriller CRT (1991)

Walking My Life (2007)

Original story

Would You Like to Play Da Capo? (2023)

Screenplay

Yodaremon Kazoku (2022)

Original story

A Madcap Corporation (1983)

Lyricist

AKB Love Night - Love Factory (2016)

Screenstory

Ari yo Saraba (1994)

Screenstory

HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~ (2021)

Musical

Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi (1992)

Manhattan Kiss (1992)

Screenplay

Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~ (2015)

Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ (2021)

Musical

NMB48 - Omowase Kousen (2013)

Lyricist

Saisho wa Paa (2022)

Original story / Original concept / Screenplay

Story

メグたんって魔法つかえるの? (2012)

Screenstory

Production (73)

Seventh Code (2014)

Production Supervisor

The Last Recipe (2017)

Development Manager

Crow's Blood (2016)

Executive production

22/7 (Nanabun no Nijyuuni) (2020)

The Complex: Prologue (2013)

Executive production

Red Nurse Call (2022)

Development Producer

Rose Color's Buko (2014)

Development Manager

Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46 (2020)

Deceiving Idol (2012)

Sunny (2018)

Production Supervisor

Who Is the Sender? (2022)

Development Manager

Girls in the Psychic Club (2014)

Executive production

Cruel Crowd (2017)

Development Producer

Let's Meet at Hinatazaka (2019)

Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46 (2020)

AKB Horror Night - Adrenaline Nights (2015)

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert (2013)

Birdcage of Horrors (1999)

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 (2012)

Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou (2014)

4th Year Memorial Live (2023)

6th Year Memorial Live (2025)

AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour (2013)

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (2016)

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AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017 (2017)

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018 (2018)

AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020 (2020)

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert (2013)

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert (2013)

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert (2013)

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert (2013)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 (2008)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 (2009)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 (2010)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 (2011)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012 (2012)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 (2013)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014 (2014)

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 (2015)

AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (2016)

All Night Fujiko (2023)

Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou (2008)

Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (2008)

Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE (2022)

HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！ (2020)

Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall (2023)

Hiragana Christmas 2018 (2018)

Hiragana Omotenashi Kai (2016)

Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48 (2015)

It's going to be a Kami-Concert (2009)

Keyaki Republic 2017 (2017)

Keyaki Republic 2018 (2018)

Keyaki Republic 2019 (2019)

Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ～ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL～ (2020)

Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 - (2021)

Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48 (2013)

MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai (2021)

Saisho wa Paa (2022)

Development Manager

SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!" (2013)

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010 (2010)

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 (2013)

SKE48 Spring Concert 2012 (2012)

SKE48 Spring Concert 2013 (2013)

SKE48 Spring Concert 2018 (2018)

SKE48 Winter Concert 2015 (2015)

SKE48's First Extracirricular Class (2009)

Spring Unit Festival (2021)

Team H - Hakata Legend (2014)

Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara (2013)

The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011 (2011)

Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony (2022)

Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021 (2021)

Creation (27)

Guilty Flag (2021)

Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (2016)

Majisuka Academy (2010)

Zambi (2019)

Hatsumori Bemars (2015)

Azuki-chan (1995)

Keishichō: Nasi Goreng-ka (2016)

Dasada (2020)

Mendol ~ Ikemen Aidoru (2008)

NOGIBINGO! (2013)

So Long! (2013)

Let's Meet at Hinatazaka (2019)

My Lover's Secret (2017)

Ten Strokes to You (2026)

AKB Horror Night - Adrenaline Nights (2015)

AKB48 Team 8 no Kanto Hakusho Bacchikoi! (2017)

Hiragana Oshi (2018)

HKT48 vs NGT48 Sashi Kita Gassen (2016)

Nogizaka Doko-e (2019)

Not the Girl, Not Her (2021)

HINABINGO! (2019)

KEYABINGO! (2016)

Let's Grow Up to Hinatazaka (2023)

STU48のウチら好きになりんちゃい (2026)

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乃木坂スター誕生 (2021)

大好き！日向坂46！！ (2020)

日向坂ミュージックパレード (2024)

Directing (6)

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (2003)

As the River Flows (2000)

Goodbye Mama (1991)

Gozamareji (2003)

HINAKURI 2022 (2022)

Manhattan Kiss (1992)

Sound (6)

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Songs

Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena (2012)

Sound Director

Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜 (2019)

Music Director

SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT (2013)

Musician

Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony (2013)

Sound Director

Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert (2013)

Sound Director

Acting (2)

The Mystery of Rampo (1994)

Song FUKUYAMA (2015)

Crew (1)

Dr. Chocolate (2023)

Creation

Appearances (1)

Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory (2015)

Self