Shin Adachi

Writer, Director, Actor

January 1, 1973 (53 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • 100 Yen Love
    100 Yen Love2014

Known For

  • 100 Yen Love
    100 Yen Love2014
  • Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman
    Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman1 season
  • Schoolgirl Complex
    Schoolgirl Complex2013
  • We Make Antiques!
    We Make Antiques!2018
  • A Beloved Wife
    A Beloved Wife2019
  • 14 That Night
    14 That Night2016
  • Lost Man Found
    Lost Man Found1 season
  • The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
    The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage2003
  • We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
    We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous2020
  • Demekin
    Demekin2017
  • Underdog: Part One
    Underdog: Part One2020
  • The Kids' Diner
    The Kids' Diner2019
  • Underdog: Part Two
    Underdog: Part Two2020
  • We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
    We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams2023
  • Shino Can't Say Her Name
    Shino Can't Say Her Name2018
  • Stolen Face
    Stolen Face5 episodes
  • Brats, Be Ambitious!
    Brats, Be Ambitious!2023
  • Obon Brothers
    Obon Brothers2015
  • I Still Wanna Have Sex with My Wife
    I Still Wanna Have Sex with My Wife1 season
  • Journey of the Sky Goddess
    Journey of the Sky Goddess2019

Filmography

2025
2024
Yolo · as Original Film Writer
2024
2023
2022
2022
Lost Man Found · as Screenplay
2021
Rokujouma no Piano Man · as Screenplay
2020
Underdog: Part Two · as Screenplay
2020
2019
Kigeki aisai monogatari · as Screenplay
2019
2019
2019
Stolen Face · as Screenplay
2018
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015
Obon Brothers · as Screenplay
2014
Koi · as Screenplay
2014
100 Yen Love · as ScreenplayOn Plex
2013
Schoolgirl Complex · as Screenplay
2009
Dôtei hôrôki · as Screenplay
2006
Aogura · as Screenplay
2006

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