Emily Yoshida

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Emily Yoshida
Education University of California, Los Angeles [1]
Occupations
  • Writer
  • director
  • podcaster
Known for Night Call , Shogun

Emily Yoshida is a writer and director. Her first television show was Shogun [2] [3] , for which she and the rest of the writing staff won the Writers Guild Awards for Drama Series and New Series in 2025. [4] She also directed the music video for Speedy Ortiz's song Lucky 88, [5] and wrote and directed a short film starring Mitski. [6] [7] She was previously a writer for Vulture and New York magazine, [8] and was published in The New York Times [9] and Slate . [10] As influences, she has cited Wong Kar-wai, Alfonso Cuarón, [11] and Star Trek: The Next Generation . [1]

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In addition to writing and directing, Yoshida co-hosted the podcasts Night Call and Grantland's Girls in Hoodies, [12] [13] and had a cameo acting appearance as a podcaster on the television series Poker Face . [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterDirector
2017SITTINGYesYes
2018Lucky 88NoYes

Television

YearTitle
2024 Shogun

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2025 Writers Guild of America Awards Drama Series ShogunWon
[4]
2025 Writers Guild of America Awards New Series ShogunWon

References

  1. 1 2 Anders, Charlie Jane (February 3, 2009). "A Young Filmmaker's Journey From Trek Fan To Blade Runner Acolyte". Gizmodo . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hansen, Julia (December 23, 2024). "Watch: Emily Yoshida discusses writing for "Shogun," possible future projects in Iowa". Iowa City Press-Citizen . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 23, 2020). "'Shōgun' "Re-Adaptation" With Writer Justin Marks Headed To Production At FX". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Schneider, Michael; Maas, Jennifer (February 15, 2025). "'Shogun,' 'Hacks,' 'Anora,' 'Nickel Boys' Land Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards 2025 (Full Winners List)". Variety . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bote, Joshua (February 21, 2018). "Songs We Love: Speedy Ortiz, 'Lucky 88'". NPR . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (November 1, 2017). "Mitski Stars in New Short Film SITTING: Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Cook-Wilson, Winston (November 1, 2017). "Watch Sitting, A New Short Film Starring Mitski". Spin . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Rachel Kondo, Emily Yoshida, Maegan Houang & Justin Marks". Gold House . 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Yoshida, Emily (November 10, 2023). "Sofia Coppola and All the Sad Girls". The New York Times . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Yoshida, Emily (September 29, 2017). "American Made Is the Best Tom Cruise Has Been in Years". Slate . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Cherry, Team (October 15, 2018). ""I've Been a Loudmouth About Movies Since I Was a Child"". CherryPicks . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ Dockterman, Eliana (June 5, 2018). "Best Podcasts of 2018 So Far". Time . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Gooray, Elena (June 8, 2018). "PS Picks: The 'Night Call' Podcast". Pacific Standard . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ Bernard, Emily (January 30, 2023). "'Poker Face' Episode 4 Ending Explained: Would You Kill for Fame?". Collider . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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