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Japanese (and other non-Hollywood) screenwriting methods (日本编剧方法/原创剧本实战) — distilled from ten Japanese directors and writers in ゼロからの脚本術; Kosawa Ryota (three acts as 起承转合, speed by jumping), Uchida Kenji (beautiful structure, time-axis tricks), Miki Satoshi (small-material notebook, theme emerges later), Sono Sion, Omiya Ellie (dialogue from inner monologue), Kakei Masaya ("if + moreover"), Fukuda Yuichi (character = actor + flaw, audience as tsukkomi), Yokohama Satoko, Takahashi Izumi ("pain"), Yukisada Isao (situation-born originals); plus Arai Haruhiko (IP adaptation, "write what you're ashamed of"). Neighbours; sw-korean-french-screenwriting, ozu-screenplay-style. Use when writing an original Japanese-style script or TV drama, working from small material and fragments, choosing between structure-first and character-first methods, building a Japanese 企画書, designing comedy tsukkomi systems, or when Hollywood models feel wrong for a quiet, daily-life, non-goal-driven story.

When to use

• writing an original Japanese-style script
• writing a TV drama
• working from small material and fragments
• choosing between structure-first and character-first methods
• building a Japanese 企画書
• designing comedy tsukkomi systems
• writing quiet, daily-life, non-goal-driven stories

When not to use

• Hollywood models
• Korean screenwriting
• French screenwriting
• Ozu screenplay style

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