Watanabe Yoshinori

Name: Watanabe Yoshinori
Native name: 渡辺善則
Also Known as: わたなべよしのり
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: July 8, 1957
Age: 68

Watanabe Yoshinori, born in Hokkaido, is a Japanese screenwriter. He graduated from the Faculty of Sociology, Hosei University in 1980. Debuted in the 1988 anime "Mister Ajikko". Working in TV TOKYO, he has written many historical dramas and mysteries. It features works with compositional power based on detailed material research. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	Prayer: The Time to Think of Nagasaki in a Phantom	Movie	8.0
2019	A Town and a Tall Chimney	Movie	6.4
2008	Shikaku Ukeoinin Season 2	Drama	0.0
2006	Taikoki: Tenka wo Totta Otoko Hideyoshi	Drama	0.0
2004	Keishichou Kanshiki Han 2004: Investigation	Drama	0.0
2003	Tegami	Movie	2.0
2002	Haha no Kokuhaku	Drama	0.0
1996	Shogun no Onmitsu! Kage Juhachi	Drama	0.0
1994	Onna Zakari	Movie	6.7

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2025	Reiwa Suspense Gekijo: Bengoshi Rokkaku Shinpei	Special	0.0
2007	Kansatsui Shinomiya Hazuki Shitaihakataru 8	Special	2.0
2006	Free Joshiana no Satsujin Report 2	Special	0.0
2004	Free Joshiana no Satsujin Report 1	Special	0.0
2003	Keisatsu Daigakko: Himaru Kyoju no Jiken Note 1	Special	0.0
1999	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 10: Kinkyu Nyuin Kanja ni Tsuzuku Satsujin no Yokoku to Totsuzen no Teiden	Special	0.0
1999	Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kieta Hanayome	Special	0.0
1998	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 9: Aizu Kara Yume o Daite Jokyo no 2-ri no Kangofu	Special	0.0
1998	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 8: Tonyobyo no Ro Fujin no Tenteki ni Inshurin o Konnyu Shita Akui no Kage	Special	0.0
1998	Tenkin Hanji 2: Kinugawa Zoi no Yamamichi de Osowareta Fufu...	Special	0.0
1997	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 7: Kokyu Teishi no Otoko no Zujo de Mawaru Senpuki	Special	0.0
1996	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 5: Byoin o Osotta Renzoku Hoka Jiken	Special	0.0
1995	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 4: Tsuiraku Jiko de Kinkyu Nyuin Shita Onna Shacho	Special	0.0
1995	Kyukyu Shitei Byoin 3: Renzoku Fujo Bokohan de Shimei Tehaichu no Otoko ga Kinkyu Nyuin	Special	0.0
1993	Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 9: Sora no Kaidan	Special	0.0
1993	Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 8: Kaze no Sasayaki	Special	0.0
1993	Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 7: Fuyu no Furin	Special	0.0

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