is a Japanese

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. She is known for her screenplays in both live-action and

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media. Her 1995 screenplay for ''Gakkō no kaidan'' was nominated for the Japan Academy Prize. She is best known for her collaborations with anime director

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Career

A graduate of the Literature Department of

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in Tokyo, Okudera did not originally consider a career in screenwriting. Instead, she worked for an oil company until 1991, after which she quit her job and became a full-time writer. After over a decade of work in live-action film and television, Okudera was offered her first animation project: adapting

Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His ''Yumenokizaka bunkiten'' won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. Writin ...

's novel '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' for director

. The resulting film, ''

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'', received worldwide acclaim and gave her international recognition upon its release in 2006. Okudera again collaborated with Hosoda on the 2009 film ''

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''. At the 2009 Anime Festival Asia in

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, Hosoda revealed Okudera would be writing the script for his next project, ''

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''.

Awards

* Japan Academy Prize Best Screenplay - '' Gakkō no Kaidan'' (1995) winner *

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Screenwriting Award - '' Ohikkoshi'' (1993) winner *

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s Best Screenplay - ''

'' (2006) winner, ''

'' (2009) winner *

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Best Screenplay - ''Shaberedomo shaberedomo'' (2007) winner, ''

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'' (2007) winner

Works

*'' Ohikkoshi'' (1993) *''Yoi ko to asobô'' (1994) *'' Gakkō no Kaidan'' (1995) *''Gakkō no Kaidan 2'' (1996) *''Gakkō no Kaidan 4'' (1999) *'' Konsento'' (2001) *''

Makai Tenshō is a historical fantasy novel by Futaro Yamada. It was serialized in Osaka Shimbun newspaper between December 1964 and February 1965 under the title ''Oboro Ninpōchō''. It is a tale in which Mori Sōiken resurrects other dead historical figur ...

'' (2003) *''Hana'' (2003) *''OLDK.'' (2004) *'' Tenshi'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *'' Miyori no Mori'' (2007) *''Shaberedomo shaberedomo'' (2007) *''

'' (2009) *''Permanent Nobara'' (2010) *''Youkame no semi'' (2011) *''Keibetsu'' (2011) *''

The Princess and the Pilot is a 2008 Japanese light novel by written by Koroku Inumura and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. An anime film adaptation was released in Japanese cinemas on 1 October 2011. ''To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku'' is a joint production by Japanese ...

'' (2011) *''

'' (2012) *''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel ''Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), Kiki's Delivery Service''. Animated by Studio Ghibli, the film stars Minami ...

'' (2014) *'' Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu'' (2019)

References

External links

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