Yuichi Higurashi

Yuichi Higurashi
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	November 13, 1957
Date of death:	July 2001
Place of birth:	Chiba, Japan

Yuichi Higurashi (日暮 裕一 ,Higurashi Yūichi, November 13, 1957–July 2001) is a Japanese screenplay writer from Chiba prefecture. He started his screenwriting career since 1979, a television drama series called Seibu Keisatsu, working with Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Takeo Ohno, and Junichi Miyashita.

In 2001, he died of cancer, at only 43 years old.

Scenarios written

Number of case scenarios written: 7 (8 episodes)

• The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case (Episode 25)
• Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case (Episode 44)
• Facial Mask Murder Case (Episode 45)
• A Ghost Ship Murder Case (Episodes 61-62)
• Stage Actress Murder Case (Episode 67)
• The Flower Scent Murder Case (Episode 90)
• The Farewell Wine Murder Case (Episode 97)

Scenarios adapted from the manga

Number of manga cases adapted: 1 (1 episode)

• The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case heavily altered from the manga (Episode 13)

Other notable works

Anime

• City Hunter: Goodbye my Sweetheart: Screenplay
• Puppet Master Sakon: Screenplay
• Reporter Blues: Screenplay
• Saint Tail: Screenplay

Drama

• Seibu Keisatsu: Screenplay

References

1. 日暮裕一 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
2. Yuuichi HIGURASHI - Anime News Network