Yû Aku
Writing
Known For

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.
MacArthur's Children

After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
Moonlight Serenade

A fantastic adventure of a brother and sister flying a ghost ship, guided by a red crow, in search for an old captain. The ghost ship was designed by Hayao Miyazaki and the red crow was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship

A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children.
MacArthur's Children—Part II

A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not.