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Masahiro Shinoda

Masahiro Shinoda

ActorWriterDirectorProducerArt Mar 9 (died age 94) Gifu, Gifu, Japan 1957–2009 (52 year career)
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Biography

Masahiro Shinoda (篠田 正浩 Shinoda Masahiro, March 9, 1931 – March 25, 2025) was a Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s. He married the actress Shima Iwashita, who appears in several of his films, such as 1969's Double Suicide. His 1986 film Gonza the Spearman was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. He …

Known For

Funeral Parade of Roses
Film

Funeral Parade of Roses

7.5 1969
Tokyo Twilight
Film

Tokyo Twilight

Assistant Director
Pale Flower
Film

Pale Flower

Director
Double Suicide
Film

Double Suicide

Director
Silence
Film

Silence

Director
Assassination
Film

Assassination

Director
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Film

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Director
Samurai Spy
Film

Samurai Spy

Director

Filmography

Crew (46)

Movies (46)

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

2007

Screenplay

7.0
Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

2003

Director

6.6
Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

1999

Director

5.8
Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

1999

Writer

5.8
Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

1997

Director

5.4
Sharaku

Sharaku

1995

Screenplay

6.1
Takeshi: Childhood Days

Takeshi: Childhood Days

1990

Director

7.5
The Dancer

The Dancer

1989

Director

6.0
Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

1986

Director

7.0
Allusion: Reincarnation Story

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

1985

Director

MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children

1984

Director

5.0
Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

1981

Director

6.0
Demon Pond

Demon Pond

1979

Director

6.3
Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977

Director

7.1
Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977

Screenplay

7.1
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

1975

Director

6.9
Himiko

Himiko

1974

Director

6.9
Himiko

Himiko

1974

Producer

6.9
Himiko

Himiko

1974

Screenplay

6.9
Himiko

Himiko

1974

Writer

6.9
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1973

Director

6.0
Sapporo Winter Olympics

Sapporo Winter Olympics

1972

Director

6.7
Silence

Silence

1971

Director

7.2
Silence

Silence

1971

Production Design

7.2
Silence

Silence

1971

Screenplay

7.2
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

1970

Director

6.8
Double Suicide

Double Suicide

1969

Director

6.9
Double Suicide

Double Suicide

1969

Producer

6.9
Double Suicide

Double Suicide

1969

Writer

6.9
Clouds at Sunset

Clouds at Sunset

1967

Director

5.5
Captive's Island

Captive's Island

1966

Director

6.5
Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

1965

Director

6.5
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965

Director

5.4
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

1964

Director

7.4
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

1964

Screenplay

7.4
Assassination

Assassination

1964

Director

7.1
Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

1962

Director

A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier

1962

Director

6.0
Our Marriage

Our Marriage

1962

Director

6.7
Our Marriage

Our Marriage

1962

Screenplay

6.7
Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

1961

Director

7.0
Love New and Old

Love New and Old

1961

Director

5.8
Killers on Parade

Killers on Parade

1961

Director

6.2
One Way Ticket to Love

One Way Ticket to Love

1960

Director

5.9
Youth in Fury

Youth in Fury

1960

Director

6.9
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

Assistant Director

7.7