Director
Yu Irie
Born November 25, 1979 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan19 films
Yu Irie (入江 悠, Irie Yū, born November 25, 1979) is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
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After a number of short films, including Obsession and Seven Drives which were screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003 and 2004, Irie directed two softcore erotic V-Cinema videos in 2007, Cream Lemon 7 and Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS. The latter video, an erotic comedy, starred AV Idol Mihiro.
In 2009 the second feature film he directed, 8000 Miles (SR サイタマノラッパー, SR: Saitama no Rapper), won the grand prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. It also earned Irie the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. The film follows four friends from suburban Fukuya (punned on Fukaya) who dream of becoming rap stars. The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.
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First watchMemoirs of a Murderer20176.8The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from…View filmFilmography
19 films as director- 2025Samurai FuryDirector
- 2024A Girl Named AnnDirector
- 2023Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden SpiralDirector
- 2021The Cursed Sanctuary XDirector
- 2021Ninja GirlDirector
- 2020AI AmokDirector
- 2018GangooseDirector
- 2017VigilanteDirector
- 2017Memoirs of a MurdererDirector
- 2016The SunDirector
- 2015Joker GameDirector
- 2014Hibi RockDirector
- 2012Roadside FugitiveDirector
- 2011Brutus's HeartDirector
- 2011Ringing in Their EarsDirector
- 20108000 Miles 2: Girls RapperDirector
- 20098000 MilesDirector
- 2007Cream Lemon: Magic DollDirector
- 2006JAPONICA VIRUSDirector