Yumi Yoshiyuki is an actress,and director who is one of the most productive female movie director in Japanese film history. She made her Pink Eiga acting debut in 1993. In 1997 she made her mainstream debut in legendary filmmaker Akio Jissoji’s “The D-Slope Murder Case.” For her performance in this film, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Yokohama Film Festival. This lead to more mainstream work including even Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill: Vol 1)!
In 1996, Yumi moved behind the camera to direct her first film, “Chronic Rutting Adultery Wife,” which won the Best New Director award at the Pink Eiga Grand Prix.
In 2011, she was also invited to New Horizon International Film Festival in Poland to screen two films that she directed: “Miss Peach” and “Widow Apartment.”

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