Yumiko Aoyagi Explained

is a Japanese television writer, whose work also covers publishing and film. She worked briefly in 2007 on the United States web show lonelygirl15 as a writer, director, and producer.^[1]

Career

Born in Yokohama in 1970, Aoyagi graduated from Sophia University (Jōchi Daigaku).^[2] She debuted as a screenwriter in 1995, penning the fourth episode of the Fuji TV series Seiga wa tatsu. In 1996, her two-hour telefilm, Saigo no kazoku ryokō: Family Affair for Tokyo Broadcasting System earned a special recommendation Galaxy Award.^{[3] [4]} Her latest project is $5.2 million, the world's biggest Internet show, "The Scary City"^[5] that launched on September 15, 2008.

Filmography as writer

• Tomoko no baai (1996)
• Hitorigurashi (1996)
• Moonlight Express (1999)
• Okuman chôja to kekkon suru hôhô (2000)
• Pretty Girls (2002)
• Kokoro (156 episodes, 2003)
• Manhattan Diaries (2007)
• Lonelygirl15 (7 episodes, 2007)
• The Scary City (20 episodes, 2007-2009)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'The Scary City' Scares up $5.2M ($14K/Min?), Prepares for Sept. 15th Debut . October 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022223225/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/08/07/the-scary-city-scares-up-52m-14kmin-prepares-for-sept-15th-debut-2/ . October 22, 2009 .
2. Web site: Aoyagi Yumiko. Kawade Shobō Shinsha. 13 June 2014. ja.
3. Web site: ja:第34回奨励賞受賞作品. http://www.houkon.jp/galaxy/34th_shourei.html. Hōsō Hihyō Kondankai. Japan Council For Better Radio and Television. 13 June 2014. ja.
4. Web site: Saigo no kazoku ryokō. Terebi dorama dētabēsu. 13 June 2014. ja.
5. News: Internet Series the Scary City Goes Online for Casting. https://archive.today/20130216051520/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-185000319.html. dead. 16 February 2013. Science Letter . HighBeam Research. 12 January 2013.