Adachi Shin

Screenwriter and film director. Born in Tottori Prefecture in 1972. Graduated from the Japanese Academy of Moving Images and continued his filmmaking studies under Sōmai Shinji. Made directorial debut in 2016 with 14 That Night. Has penned screenplays for such popular films as Shino Can’t Say Her Name, adapted from Oshimi Shūzō’s manga. Awards include the Thirty-Ninth Japan Academy Film Prize for screenplay of the year for 100 Yen Love and the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival best screenplay award for A Beloved Wife, a work adapted from his 2016 debut novel Chibusa ni ka. Recent projects include cowriting NHK serialized morning drama Bugi ugi (Boogie Woogie).