Known For
Directing
Born
Mar 09, 1931
Died
Mar 25, 2025
Place of Birth
Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Credits
38 titles
Masahiro Shinoda
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 won the 1991 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for Childhood Days. He retired from directing after the release of Spy Sorge in 2003, a biopic on the life of Richard Sorge.
Known For
Filmography
Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'
Self
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
Screenplay
Spy Sorge
Director
Owls' Castle
Director
Moonlight Serenade
Director
Sharaku
Screenplay
Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'
Self
Takeshi: Childhood Days
Director
The Dancer
Director
Gonza the Spearman
Director
Allusion: Reincarnation Story
Director
MacArthur's Children
Director
Island of the Evil Spirits
Director
Demon Pond
Director
Ballad of Orin
Director
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Director
Himiko
Producer
The Petrified Forest
Director
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Director
Silence
Director
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Director
Funeral Parade of Roses
Double Suicide
Director
Clouds at Sunset
Director
Captive's Island
Director
Samurai Spy
Director
With Beauty and Sorrow
Director
Assassination
Director
Pale Flower
Director
A Flame at the Pier
Director
Glory on the Summit
Director
Our Marriage
Director
Love New and Old
Director
Epitaph to My Love
Director
Killers on Parade
Director
Youth in Fury
Director
One-Way Ticket to Love
Director
Tokyo Twilight
Assistant Director