About
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.
Filmography
Good Luck2025 · Director, Writer
Yolo2024 · Original Film Writer
The Beast of Comedy2024 · Writer
Brats, Be Ambitious!2023 · Director, Screenplay
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams2023 · Screenplay
Underdog: Part One2020 · Original Story, Screenplay
Underdog: Part Two2020 · Screenplay, Original Story
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous2020 · Screenplay
A Beloved Wife2019 · Screenplay, Original Story, Director
As Sawa-chan Rides the Waves2019 · Writer
The Kids' Diner2019 · Writer
Journey of the Sky Goddess2019 · Screenplay
Shino Can't Say Her Name2018 · Writer
We Make Antiques!2018 · Writer
Demekin2017 · Writer
14 That Night2016 · Director, Writer
Obon Brothers2015 · Screenplay
Sachi & Mayu2015 · Writer
100 Yen Love2014 · Screenplay
Schoolgirl Complex2013 · Screenplay