CO-DIRECTOR: YAKUZA WEAPON

Yudai Yamaguchi was born in 1971,and attended the Japan Academy of Moving Images, winning a number of awards at international film festivals after graduation. In 2000, he co-wrote Ryuhei Kitamura’s action-horror film VERSUS, and also served as second-unit director. He made his debut feature, BATTLEFIELD BASEBALL, in 2002, and the horror/sports comedy won the Grand Prize at the 14th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003. Following this up with more creatively gruesome comedies like CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL (2005), MEATBALL MACHINE (2005), TAMAMI: THE BABY’S CURSE (2008) and ELITE YANKEE SABURO (2009), Yamaguchi has established a name for himself as Japan’s most popular comedy / action / horror filmmaker. In 2009, he served as writer, editor and creative director for comedian Itsuji Itao’s KING OF JAIL BREAKERS, and co-directed the TV series SOIL with Takashi Shimizu, in addition to preparing two films for The Sushi Typhoon.