Michiko Yamamoto (screenwriter)
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| Born | 1979 (age 37–38) Bulacan, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
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| Spouse(s) | Erik Matti |
Michiko Yamamoto (born 1979) is a Filipino–Japanese screenwriter. Her screenwriting credits include Magnifico (2004), Santa Santita (2005), The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006), Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings and On the Job (both in 2013), and Honor Thy Father (2015).
Michiko Yamamoto was born in 1979 in Bulacan. Her father is a native of Japan who has since separated from her mother. Their relationship produced Yamamoto and her two sisters, Mariko and Noriko. She has a half-sister, Stephanie Jane, from her mother's second marriage. Yamamoto attended Catholic schools and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in math and computer studies at the University of Santo Tomas (UST).
Yamamoto is wed to director Erik Matti.
Before starting out as a screenwriter, Yamamoto worked for two years in Viva Entertainment doing post-production-related work, and in ABS-CBN. She trained under the Film Development Council of the Philippines' screenwriting workshop in 1999.
Yamamoto's first screenwriting credit was the 2004 film Magnifico, directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes. According to her, the script (which reportedly won first place in a screenwriting contest) was inspired by a personal experience she had with her late grandmother. In 2006, she wrote the screenplay for the gay-themed drama film The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, directed by Auraeus Solito on his feature film directorial debut. The film won the Jury Prize at the 2005 Cinemalaya Film Festival, and was the first to be produced by her own film outfit, UFO Pictures, Inc. In 2013, Yamamoto co-wrote Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings with Raymond Lee and Jade Castro, and On the Job with Erik Matti. In 2014 she collaborated with Matti for Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2, in 2015 for Honor Thy Father, and in 2017 for Buy Bust.
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