Yasutoshi Murakawa

Yasutoshi Murakawa
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	May 31, 1971
Place of birth:	Shibuya, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Position:	Screenplay
Years active:	2007-present
Website:	Twitter Account

Yasutoshi Murakawa (村川 康敏 ,Murakawa Yasutoshi) is a Japanese screenplay writer. He was a student of Hiroshi Kashiwabara and is a member of the Japan Writers' Guild.

Biography

Before debuting as a screenplay writer via Hideo Yamamoto (山本 英夫)'s original work Voyeur (のぞき屋), Yasutoshi Murakawa self-trained at the 43rd Screenwriting Course Training Department, where he met and studied under Yumiko Inoue (井上 由美子), Takuya Nishioka (西岡 琢也), and Hiroshi Kashiwabara.

Furthermore, an animation work that he has written and directed, Furuits Basket, won an award at the Indies Movie Festival (インディーズムービー・フェスティバル) in 2003.

Scenarios written

Number of case scenarios written: 4 (4 episodes)

• The Hot Chocolate Trap (Episode 658)
• Cactus Capriccio (Episode 680)
• An Unconfirmed Shocking Case (Episodes 709)
• Friendship Washed Away in the Riverbed (Episode 908)

Other notable works

Anime

• Golgo 13: Screenplay
• Leather Bee: Screenplay

Movies

• Puka Puka Juju: Screenplay
• Wangan Midnight the Movie: Screenplay
• Psycho Shark: Screenplay
• OneChanbara: Screenplay
• Tokyo Burnout: Screenplay

References

1. 村川康敏 - Wikipedia
2. Yasutoshi Murakawa - IMDb
3. Yasutoshi Murakawa - Anime News Network
4. Detective Conan Staff Listing