Masahiro Shinoda
Directing
- Born
- March 9, 1931 · Gifu, Gifu, Japan
- Died
- March 25, 2025 (age 94)
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.
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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
Tokyo Twilight
April 30, 1957
Pale Flower
March 1, 1964
Double Suicide
May 24, 1969
Samurai Spy
July 10, 1965
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
May 31, 1975
Silence
November 13, 1971
Assassination
July 4, 1964
Demon Pond
October 20, 1979
Himiko
March 9, 1974
Ballad of Orin
November 19, 1977
Captive's Island
July 2, 1966
Gonza the Spearman
January 15, 1986
Behind the camera35
- 2007Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky Screenplay
- 2003Spy Sorge Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Story
- 1999Owls' Castle Director, Screenplay
- 1997Moonlight Serenade Director
- 1995Sharaku Screenplay, Director, Editor
- 1990Takeshi: Childhood Days Director
- 1989The Dancer Director, Screenplay
- 1986Gonza the Spearman Director
- 1985Allusion: Reincarnation Story Director
- 1984MacArthur's Children