Director · Writer · Creator · Screenplay · 29 credits
Born in 1973 in Tottori Prefecture, Adachi Shin graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, a film school founded in Yokohama in 1975 by director Imamura Shohei. Adachi served as an assistant director to Somai Shinji and started writing scripts. His first feature scriptwriting credit was for the 2004 pro wrestling comedy Mask de 41. His breakthrough was the script for the 2014 boxing drama 100 Yen Love, which won him a Japan Academy Award. In 2016 Adachi made his directorial debut with the semi-autobiographical teen comedy 14 That Night.

Good Luck
2025
Director · Writer

The Beast of Comedy
2024
Writer

Brats, Be Ambitious!
2023
Director · Screenplay

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023
Screenplay

Underdog: Part One
2020
Screenplay

Underdog: Part Two
2020
Screenplay

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020
Screenplay

A Beloved Wife
2019
Screenplay · Director

The Kids' Diner
2019
Writer

Journey of the Sky Goddess
2019
Screenplay

We Make Antiques!
2018
Writer

Demekin
2017
Writer

14 That Night
2016
Director · Writer

Obon Brothers
2015
Screenplay

Sachi & Mayu
2015
Writer

100 Yen Love
2014
Screenplay

Schoolgirl Complex
2013
Screenplay

Just One Point
2013
Screenplay

Virgin Wandering
2009
Screenplay

Aogura
2006
Screenplay

The Catch Man
2006
Writer