Yukiko Takayama
Japanese screenwriter (1939/1940–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yukiko Takayama (Japanese: 高山 由紀子, Hepburn: Takayama Yukiko, 4 April 1940 – 2 June 2023) was a Japanese screenwriter and director known for Terror of Mechagodzilla, Hoshi no Ko Chobin, Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, Hissatsu Shigotonin, and Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo.
Yukiko Takayama | |
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| Born | April 4, 1940 |
| Died | June 2, 2023 (aged 78) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1974–2011 |
| Notable work | Terror of Mechagodzilla Hoshi no Ko Chobin Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo |
Biography
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Yukiko Takayama, a native of Tokyo, was born on April 4, 1940.[1][a] She was the daughter of Nihonga painter Tatsuo Takayama.[3] After graduating from the Keio University Faculty of Letters, she studied film screenwriting at the Scenario Center (a vocational school for screenwriters) while working as a housewife.[1][5]
After writing for the 1974 anime Hoshi no Ko Chobin,[6] Takayama made her debut as a screenwriter with Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), the fifteenth film in the Godzilla franchise, after being selected for Ishirō Honda's Godzilla screenplay contest for screenwriting school students.[5] She was the franchise's first female main staff member.[5] She was later a screenwriter for the 1977 anime Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac.[7] She also wrote for the Hissatsu television series, writing three episodes each for Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981–1982) and Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992).[8][9]
Takayama also worked as a film director, starting with Kaze no Katami (1996) and later Musume Dojoji: Jaen no Koi.[1][4] In 2011, Takayama released the novel Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo.[10] The book later had a film adaptation,[1] and she was credited as one of the film's screenwriters.[11] She also worked at the Scenario Center as a lecturer.[12]
Takayama died at home in Setagaya at 11:16, on 2 June 2023, with some reports erroneously stating her age to be 83.[1][4] Her funeral took place on 12 June at Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin.[1]
Works
Film screenplays
Television screenplays
- Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974)[6]
- Tokubetsu Kidō Sōsa-tai (1976; episodes 719 and 747)[13][14]
- Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (1977)[7]
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981–1982; episodes 9, 15, 17)[8]
- Kūhaku Meiro (1982)[15]
- Shigotonin Daishugō (1982)[16]
- Natsu no Arashi (1989; ep 11 to 15)[17]
- Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1989; season 1 episodes 4 and 10)[18]
- Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō (1990; season 1 episode 5)[19]
- Makeup (1990)[20]
- Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1990; season 2 episodes 4 and 9)[21]
- Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992; episodes 5, 11, and 18)[9]
- Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō (1993; season 2 episode 7)[22]
- Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō Special: Onna no Sono ni Chiru Hanasaku Hana! Yoshiwara to Ōoku no Hikari to Kage! (1993)[23]
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