is a Japanese

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

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

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

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

Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese film director and animator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film '' Mirai''. Life and career Early life and initial work at Toei Animat ...

Career

A graduate of the Literature Department of

Tokai University is a private non-sectarian higher education institution located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae. It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai Un ...

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. Writing ...

's novel ''

Toki o Kakeru Shōjo is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where sh ...

'' for director

. The resulting film, ''

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where sh ...

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

Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...

''. At the 2009 Anime Festival Asia in

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

Wolf Children is a 2012 Japanese anime drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa and Haru Kuroki. The stor ...

''.

Awards

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

Mainichi Film Concours The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, ...

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

Tokyo Anime Award The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'. The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the ...

s Best Screenplay - ''

'' (2006) winner, ''

'' (2009) winner *

Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

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

Kaidan is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 (''kai'') meaning "strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparition" and 談 (''dan'') meaning "talk" or "recited narrative". Overall meaning and usage In its broadest sense, ''kaidan'' refers ...

'' (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 is a Japanese thriller film released in 2001 and directed by Shun Nakahara. It is based on the bestseller novel of the same title by Randy Taguchi. Main cast * Miwako Ichikawa - Yuki Asakura * Miho Tsumiki - Ritsuko * Houka Kinoshita - Tak ...

'' (2001) *'' Makai Tenshō'' (2003) *''Hana'' (2003) *''OLDK.'' (2004) *'' Tenshi'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2007) *''

Miyori no Mori is a 2004 manga series by Hideji Oda and a 2007 anime television film based on it. Two manga sequels, and were published in 2007 and 2008. Anime A TV movie was produced by Nippon Animation and aired on the Fuji TV network on August 25, 2 ...

'' (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, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...

'' (2014) *''

Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu ''Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu'', subtitled ''No Working After Hours!'', is a 2018 novel by Japanese writer Kaeruko Akeno. The story follows the life of a woman who refuses to follow the working habits of her coworkers and bosses. The book and its ...

'' (2019)

References

External links

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at Media Arts Database 1966 births Living people Tokai University alumni Japanese screenwriters Anime screenwriters {{anime-bio-stub