Yukiko Takayama

Yukiko Takayama
Yukiko Takayama
Died	2 June 2023; Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Screenwriter; film director;
Years active	1974–2011
Notable work	Terror of Mechagodzilla; Hoshi no Ko Chobin; Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac; Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo

Yukiko Takayama (Japanese: 高山由紀子, Hepburn: Takayama Yukiko, between 1939 and 4 April 1945 – 2 June 2023) was a Japanese screenwriter and director known for Terror of Mechagodzilla, Hoshi no Ko Chobin, Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac, Hissatsu Shigotonin, and Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo.

Biography

Yukiko Takayama, a native of Tokyo, was born between 1939 and 4 April 1945.^[1]^[a] She was the daughter of Nihonga painter Tatsuo Takayama [ja].^[3] After graduating from the Keio University Faculty of Letters, she studied film screenwriting at the Scenario Center (a vocational school for screenwriters) while working as a housewife.^[1]^[5]

After writing for the 1974 anime Hoshi no Ko Chobin,^[6] Takayama made her debut as a screenwriter with Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), the fifteenth film in the Godzilla franchise, after being selected for Ishirō Honda's Godzilla screenplay contest for screenwriting school students.^[5] She was the franchise's first female main staff member.^[5] She was later a screenwriter for the 1977 anime Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac.^[7] She also wrote for the Hissatsu television series, writing three episodes each for Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981–1982) and Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992).^[8]^[9]

Takayama also worked as a film director, starting with Kaze no Katami (1996) and later Musume Dojoji: Jaen no Koi.^[1]^[4] In 2011, Takayama released the novel Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo.^[10] The book later had a film adaptation,^[1] and she was credited as one of the film's screenwriters.^[11] She also worked at the Scenario Center as a lecturer.^[12]

Takayama died at home in Setagaya at 11:16, on 2 June 2023, at age 83.^[1]^[4] Her funeral took place on 12 June at Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin.^[1]

Works

Film screenplays

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)^[5]
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2011)^[11]

Television screenplays

Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974)^[6]
Tokubetsu Kidō Sōsa-tai (1976; episodes 719 and 747)^[13]^[14]
Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (1977)^[7]
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981–1982; episodes 9, 15, 17)^[8]
Kūhaku Meiro (1982)^[15]
Shigotonin Daishugō (1982)^[16]
Natsu no Arashi (1989; ep 11 to 15)^[17]
Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1989; season 1 episodes 4 and 10)^[18]
Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō (1990; season 1 episode 5)^[19]
Makeup (1990)^[20]
Tsukikage Hyōgo Abare Tabi (1990; season 2 episodes 4 and 9)^[21]
Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu (1991–1992; episodes 5, 11, and 18)^[9]
Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō (1993; season 2 episode 7)^[22]
Tsuki Umaya Oen Jiken-chō Special: Onna no Sono ni Chiru Hanasaku Hana! Yoshiwara to Ōoku no Hikari to Kage! (1993)^[23]

Films directed

Kaze no Katami (1996)^[1]
Musume Dojoji: Jaen no Koi^[4]

Notes

^ Gendai Nihon Jinmeiroku gives a birth date of 4 April 1945,^[2] but the obituaries give a death age of 83.^[3]^[4]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "「メカゴジラの逆襲」「必殺仕事人」シリーズ...脚本家の高山由紀子さん死去、83歳". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ 現代日本人名錄 98 (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. 1998. p. 200. ISBN 978-4-8169-1468-3.
^ ^a ^b "高山由紀子さん死去（脚本家）". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "脚本家高山由紀子さん死去、83歳映画「メカゴジラの逆襲」テレビ時代劇「必殺」シリーズなど – 社会 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "東宝チャンピオンまつりスタッフインタビュー5 髙山由紀子". ゴジラ東宝チャンピオンまつりパーフェクション (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2014. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.
^ ^a ^b "星の子チョビン". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "くまの子ジャッキー". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "新必殺仕事人". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "必殺仕事人(9)激突！". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "源氏物語千年の謎". KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "映画「源氏物語千年の謎」". Tokyo Broadcasting System (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "シナリオ・脚本、小説も！プロの技術が学べる学校". Scenario Center (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "特別機動捜査隊（第719回）瞼の母が憎い". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "特別機動捜査隊（第747回）人質の女". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "空白迷路". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "仕事人大集合". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "夏の嵐". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "月影兵庫あばれ旅(1)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "付き馬屋おえん事件帳(1)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "メイクアップ". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "月影兵庫あばれ旅(2)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "付き馬屋おえん事件帳(2)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "付き馬屋おえん事件帳スペシャル". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[5] Gendai Nihon Jinmeiroku gives a birth date of 4 April 1945,^[2] but the obituaries give a death age of 83.^[3]^[4]^[1]

[yomiuri-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "「メカゴジラの逆襲」「必殺仕事人」シリーズ...脚本家の高山由紀子さん死去、83歳". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[2] 現代日本人名錄 98 (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. 1998. p. 200. ISBN 978-4-8169-1468-3.

[jiji-3] "高山由紀子さん死去（脚本家）". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[nikkansports-4] "脚本家高山由紀子さん死去、83歳映画「メカゴジラの逆襲」テレビ時代劇「必殺」シリーズなど – 社会 : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[TCMP116-6] "東宝チャンピオンまつりスタッフインタビュー5 髙山由紀子". ゴジラ東宝チャンピオンまつりパーフェクション (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2014. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.

[tvd_14232-7] "星の子チョビン". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[tvd_15921-8] "くまの子ジャッキー". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[tvd_18671-9] "新必殺仕事人". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[tvd_27846-10] "必殺仕事人(9)激突！". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[Genji-11] "源氏物語千年の謎". KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[tbs_m1247-12] "映画「源氏物語千年の謎」". Tokyo Broadcasting System (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[scenario-13] "シナリオ・脚本、小説も！プロの技術が学べる学校". Scenario Center (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[14] "特別機動捜査隊（第719回）瞼の母が憎い". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[15] "特別機動捜査隊（第747回）人質の女". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[16] "空白迷路". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[17] "仕事人大集合". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[18] "夏の嵐". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[19] "月影兵庫あばれ旅(1)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[20] "付き馬屋おえん事件帳(1)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[21] "メイクアップ". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[22] "月影兵庫あばれ旅(2)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[23] "付き馬屋おえん事件帳(2)". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[24] "付き馬屋おえん事件帳スペシャル". TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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Yukiko Takayama
Died	(2023-06-02)2 June 2023 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Screenwriter film director
Years active	1974–2011
Notable work	Terror of Mechagodzilla Hoshi no Ko Chobin Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo