Shigeru Yokota was born on November 14, 1932 in Tokushima, Japan. He was a writer and production manager, known for
Megumi (2008),
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2006) and
Megumi (2008). He was married to
Sakie Yokota. He died on June 5, 2020 in Kawasaki, Japan.