Izumi Takahashi (Japanese Screenwriter)

Izumi Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋泉) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, and producer. Born on November 1, 1973, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Takahashi has contributed extensively to Japanese cinema and television drama series.

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Career Overview

Takahashi has worked across multiple disciplines in the Japanese entertainment industry, participating as a screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor. While initial early career involvement included directing and producing projects such as The Soup, One Morning (2005) and What the Heart Craves (2008), Takahashi is primarily recognized for writing feature films and television series.

Filmography as Screenwriter

Takahashi's screenwriting credits span numerous cinematic releases:

The Soup, One Morning (2005)
The Lost Hum (2006)
Vanished (2006)
Fourteen (2007)
What the Heart Craves (2008)
Solanin (2010)
Lost Paradise in Tokyo (2010)
Runway Beat (2011)
Go, Masao! (2012)
The Devil's Path (2013)
Crying 100 Times -Every Raindrop Falls (2013)
Zutaboro (2015)
Museum (2016)
Zebra (2016)
The Top Secret: Murder in Mind (2016)
Tori Girl (2017)
Kids on the Slope (2018)
Sunny / 32 (2018)
Gokko (2018)
One Night (2019)
My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer (2019)
True Mothers (2020)
Memory's Technique (2020)
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1 (2023)
Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 2 (2023)
The Lump in My Heart (2023)
Under the Big Onion (2025)
Kaede (2025)

Television Drama and Series

In addition to feature films, Takahashi has written scripts for multiple Japanese television productions:

Kanata no Ko (WOWOW / 2013)
Girls in the Bar (TBS / 2014)
To Give a Dream (WOWOW / 2015)
Princess Maison (NHK / 2016)
Swimming in the Dark (TBS / 2017)
Where Do I Come From? (TV Tokyo / 2020)
Outsider Cops (TV Asahi / 2023)
Watashi wo Moratte: Tsuiokuhen (NTV / 2024)
Pararescue Jumper (TV Asahi / 2025)
Crossroad (TV Asahi / 2026)