Draft:Yasuo Baba

Yasuo Baba (馬場 康夫) is a Japanese novelist, short story writer, essayist and filmmaker.

In 1981, he began serializing the 4-panel comic project ``Kimagure Concept'' in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan).

After that, he planned TV programs and published books, and in 1983, he published a book, ``Premium Lectures: Strategy and Development for Meha'' (Shogakukan), which became a bestseller with sales of 650,000 copies.

In 1987, he made the film ``Take Me Skiing'', his first film as a director.

This work, as well as the later films ``Urban Marine Resort Story (1989) and ``Hold Me as Many Waves (1991), were both huge commercial successes in Japan.

Hoichoi Productions, headed by Yasuo Baba, has become an image leader in the lifestyle of young people.

Since then, he has been involved in the production of many books, television programs, movies, etc. up to the present day.

Feature films
Take Me Skiing (ja:私をスキーに連れてって) （1987）

Urban Marine Resort Story (ja:彼女が水着にきがえたら) （1989）

Hold Me as Many Waves (ja:波の数だけ抱きしめて) （1991）

Messengers (ja:メッセンジャー (1999年の映画)) （1999）

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (バブルへGO!!～タイムマシンはドラム式～) （2007）

TV dramas
Le avventure del Comandante Cappellini (ja:潜水艦カッペリーニ号の冒険) （2022）

Music Videos
AKB48Tsubasa wa Iranai (翼はいらない) （2016）

Novels

 * Premium Lectures: Strategy and Development for Meha (見栄講座 ―ミーハーのための戦略と展開―) （1983年）


 * Kimagure Concept (気まぐれコンセプト)（1984年）
 * OTV (OTV)（1985年）
 * Gokuraku Ski (極楽スキー)（1987年）
 * Tokyo Iimise Yarerumise (東京いい店やれる店)（1994年）
 * Entame no Yoake (エンタメの夜明け)（2007年）
 * Kimagure Concept Chronicle (気まぐれコンセプト・クロニクル)（2007年）
 * Disneyland ga nihon ni kita! (ディズニーランドが日本に来た! 「エンタメ」の夜明け)（2013年）
 * New Entame no Yoake (新装版「エンタメ」の夜明け　ディズニーランドが日本に来た日)（2015年）
 * Kono Ippon! (この１本！　～超人気映画シリーズ、ひとつだけ見るならコレ～)（2022年）