Shin Adachi
Writing
Born in 1973 in Tottori Prefecture, Adachi Shin graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, a film school founded in Yokohama in 1975 by director Imamura Shohei. Adachi served as an assistant director to Somai Shinji and started writing scripts. His first feature scriptwriting credit was for the 2004 pro wrestling comedy Mask de 41. His breakthrough was the script for the 2014 boxing drama 100 Yen Love, which won him a Japan Academy Award. In 2016 Adachi made his directorial debut with the semi-autobiographical teen comedy 14 That Night.
Behind the camera
2025Good Luck
Director & Writer
2024The Beast of Comedy
Writer
2023We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
Screenplay
2023Brats, Be Ambitious!
Director & Screenplay
2020We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
Screenplay
2020Underdog: Part One
Screenplay
2020Underdog: Part Two
Screenplay
2019A Beloved Wife
Director & Screenplay
2019As Sawa-chan Rides the Waves
Writer
2019Journey of the Sky Goddess
Screenplay
2019The Kids' Diner
Writer
2018Shino Can't Say Her Name
Writer
2018We Make Antiques!
Writer
2017Demekin
Writer
201614 That Night
Director & Writer
2015Sachi & Mayu
Writer
2015Obon Brothers
Screenplay
2014100 Yen Love
Screenplay
2013Schoolgirl Complex
Screenplay
2013Just One Point
Screenplay
2009Virgin Wandering
Screenplay
2006The Catch Man
Writer
2006Aogura
Screenplay