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Toshirō Ishidō

Toshirō Ishidō

ActorWriterDirecting Jul 17 (died age 79) Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 1960–2010 (50 year career)
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Biography

Toshirō Ishidō (石堂淑朗; born July 16, 1932 - Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese screenwriter known for his work with Yoshishige Yoshida (A Story Written with Water, Affair in the Snow and Woman of the Lake). He usually goes by the name of Ishido Yoshi Akira. His screenplay for the 1983 film "Antarctica" received an American adaptation under the name of "Eight Below" directed by Frank Marshall, which had a theatrical release in 2006.

Known For

Eight Below
Film

Eight Below

Original Story
Vengeance Is Mine
Film

Vengeance Is Mine

Presiding Judge
Black Rain
Film

Black Rain

Screenplay
Death by Hanging
Film

Death by Hanging

Priest
The Eel
Film

The Eel

6.9 1997
Antarctica
Film

Antarctica

Writer
This Transient Life
Film

This Transient Life

Screenplay
Cruel Story of Youth
Film

Cruel Story of Youth

Assistant Director

Filmography