Yu Irie

Yu Irie
Irie Yu from "Gangoose" at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018
Born (1979-11-25) November 25, 1979 (age 45)
OccupationFilm director

Yu Irie (入江 悠, Irie Yū, born November 25, 1979) is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.

After a number of short films, including Obsession and Seven Drives which were screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003 and 2004,[1] Irie directed two softcore erotic V-Cinema videos in 2007, Cream Lemon 7 and Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS. The latter video, an erotic comedy, starred AV Idol Mihiro.[2]

In 2009 the second feature film he directed, 8000 Miles (SR サイタマノラッパー, SR: Saitama no Rapper), won the grand prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.[3] It also earned Irie the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[4] The film follows four friends from suburban Fukuya (punned on Fukaya) who dream of becoming rap stars. The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.[5]

Filmography

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Feature films

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V-Cinema

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  • Cream Lemon 7 (くりいむレモン 魔人形(マ・ドール), Kuriimu Remon Ma Ningyō (Ma Dōru)) (2007)
  • Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS (水着スパイ ~SPY GIRLS~, Mizugi Supai - SPY GIRLS) (2007)

Television

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  • Nemesis (2021)[13]
  • Uzukawamura Jiken (2022)[14]

References

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  1. ^ "SR SAITAMA'S RAPPER / 8000miles(International Title)". Yubari Fanta. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ 入江悠 (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. ^ Schilling, Mark (2009-03-02). "Japan's Yubari fest honors 'Rapper'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. ^ "2009 nendo Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō tokushū" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  5. ^ Mes, Tom (July 13, 2009). "8000 Miles". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  6. ^ "ギャングース". eiga.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "AI崩壊". eiga.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "シュシュシュの娘(こ)". eiga.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "聖地X". eiga.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "映画ネメシス 黄金螺旋の謎". eiga.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "あんのこと". eiga.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "映画『室町無頼』2025年1月公開へ "蓮田兵衛"大泉洋、長尾謙杜ら率いて立ち上がる【あらすじ&役どころあり】". Oricon. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "櫻井翔、嵐活動休止後初の連ドラ 広瀬すずとW主演で"新時代"の探偵物語". Crank-in!. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "松田龍平主演ドラマ「鵜頭川村事件」に蓮佛美沙子、伊武雅刀、工藤阿須加、山田杏奈ら". Natalie. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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