Yasutoshi Murakawa

**Yasutoshi Murakawa**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
May 31, 1971 *(54)*
**Place of birth:**
Shibuya, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Location:**
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
**Position:**
Screenplay
**Years active:**
2007-present
**Website:**
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**Yasutoshi Murakawa** (村川 康敏 ,*Murakawa Yasutoshi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese screenplay writer. He was a student of [Hiroshi Kashiwabara](/wiki/Hiroshi_Kashiwabara "Hiroshi Kashiwabara") and is a member of the *Japan Writers' Guild*.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Scenarios written](#Scenarios_written)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasutoshi_Murakawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Before debuting as a screenplay writer via [Hideo Yamamoto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Yamamoto "wikipedia:Hideo Yamamoto") (山本 英夫)'s original work *[Voyeur](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyeur_(manga) "wikipedia:Voyeur (manga)")* (のぞき屋) in 2006, Yasutoshi Murakawa self-trained at the 43rd Screenwriting Course Training Department, where he met and studied under [Yumiko Inoue](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E7%94%B1%E7%BE%8E%E5%AD%90_(%E8%84%9A%E6%9C%AC%E5%AE%B6) "wikipedia:ja:井上由美子 (脚本家)") (井上 由美子), [Takuya Nishioka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E8%A5%BF%E5%B2%A1%E7%90%A2%E4%B9%9F "wikipedia:ja:西岡琢也") (西岡 琢也), and [Hiroshi Kashiwabara](/wiki/Hiroshi_Kashiwabara "Hiroshi Kashiwabara").
Furthermore, a movie that he has written and directed, *Furuits Basket*, won an award at the [Indies Movie Festival](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB "wikipedia:ja:インディーズムービー・フェスティバル") (インディーズムービー・フェスティバル) in 2000.
## Scenarios written[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasutoshi_Murakawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Scenarios written")]
Number of case scenarios written: **6** (6 episodes)
* [The Hot Chocolate Trap](/wiki/The_Hot_Chocolate_Trap "The Hot Chocolate Trap") (Episode 658)
* [Cactus Capriccio](/wiki/Cactus_Capriccio "Cactus Capriccio") (Episode 680)
* [An Unconfirmed Shocking Case](/wiki/An_Unconfirmed_Shocking_Case "An Unconfirmed Shocking Case") (Episodes 709)
* [Friendship Washed Away in the Riverbed](/wiki/Friendship_Washed_Away_in_the_Riverbed "Friendship Washed Away in the Riverbed") (Episode 908)
* [The Moving Police Box](/wiki/The_Moving_Police_Box "The Moving Police Box") (Episode 1138)
* [The Counting Song Heard in the Dark](/wiki/The_Counting_Song_Heard_in_the_Dark "The Counting Song Heard in the Dark") (Episode 1163)
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasutoshi_Murakawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasutoshi_Murakawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Golgo 13*: Screenplay
* *Leather Bee*: Screenplay
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasutoshi_Murakawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Puka Puka Juju*: Screenplay
* *Wangan Midnight the Movie*: Screenplay
* *Psycho Shark*: Screenplay
* *OneChanbara*: Screenplay
* *Tokyo Burnout*: Screenplay