Yu Irie
Directing
- Born
- November 25, 1979 (age 46) · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Yu Irie (入江 悠, Irie Yū, born November 25, 1979) is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
After a number of short films, including Obsession and Seven Drives which were screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003 and 2004, Irie directed two softcore erotic V-Cinema videos in 2007, Cream Lemon 7 and Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS. The latter video, an erotic comedy, starred AV Idol Mihiro.
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In 2009 the second feature film he directed, 8000 Miles (SR サイタマノラッパー, SR: Saitama no Rapper), won the grand prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. It also earned Irie the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. The film follows four friends from suburban Fukuya (punned on Fukaya) who dream of becoming rap stars. The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.
Known for
Memoirs of a Murderer
June 10, 2017
Samurai Fury
January 17, 2025
Joker Game
January 31, 2015
A Girl Named Ann
June 7, 2024
AI Amok
January 31, 2020
Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral
March 31, 2023
The Cursed Sanctuary X
November 19, 2021
Ringing in Their Ears
April 2, 2011
Vigilante
December 9, 2017
8000 Miles
March 14, 2009
Roadside Fugitive
April 14, 2012
Hibi Rock
November 22, 2014
Behind the camera19
- 2025Samurai Fury Director, Screenplay
- 2024A Girl Named Ann Screenplay, Director
- 2023Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral Director
- 2021The Cursed Sanctuary X Director, Screenplay
- 2021Ninja Girl Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
- 2020AI Amok Writer, Director
- 2018Gangoose Director, Screenplay
- 2017Vigilante Director, Writer
- 2017Memoirs of a Murderer Screenplay, Director
- 2016