| Michiko Yamamoto | |
| Birth Place: | Bulacan, Philippines |
| Death Place: | --> |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
| Spouse: | Erik Matti |
is a Filipina screenwriter of Japanese ancestry. Her screenwriting credits include Magnifico (2003), The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006), Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings (2013), On the Job (2013), and Honor Thy Father (2015).
Yamamoto was born in 1979 in Bulacan, Philippines. Her father is a native of Japan who had separated from her mother. They had together Yamamoto and her two sisters, Mariko and Noriko. She has a half-sister from her mother's second marriage, Stephanie Jane.[1]
Yamamoto attended Catholic schools and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with a Bachelor of Science in math and computer studies.[1]
She is married to director Erik Matti.[2]
Before starting out as a screenwriter, Yamamoto worked for two years in Viva Entertainment doing post-production-related work, and in ABS-CBN. She attended the Film Development Council of the Philippines' screenwriting workshop in 1999.[1]
Yamamoto's first screenwriting credit was for 2003's Magnifico, which reportedly won first place in a screenwriting contest. She said the Magnifico script was inspired by a personal experience she had with her late grandmother.[1] In 2006, she wrote the screenplay for the gay-themed drama film The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, which was directed by Auraeus Solito in his feature film directorial debut.[3] 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.[1] 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. She collaborated with Matti for 2014's ,[4] and 2015's Honor Thy Father.[5]
On Metacritic, a review aggregator, Yamamoto has an average career score of 62.[5]
| Film | Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Outcome | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endo | Young Critics Circle | August 11, 2008 | Best Screenplay | Shared with Jade Castro and Raymond Lee | [9] | ||
| Endo | Gawad Urian | October 1, 2008 | Best Screenplay | Shared with Jade Castro and Raymond Lee | [10] |