Toshirō Ishidō
Writing
- Born
- July 17, 1932 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- November 1, 2011 (age 79)
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.
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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
February 17, 2006
Black Rain
May 13, 1989
Cruel Story of Youth
June 3, 1960
Antarctica
July 23, 1983
This Transient Life
August 8, 1970
Woman of the Lake
August 27, 1966
The Sun's Burial
August 9, 1960
Mandala
September 11, 1971
Night and Fog in Japan
October 9, 1960
Poem
June 17, 1972
A Story Written with Water
November 23, 1965
Affair in the Snow
January 31, 1968
Behind the camera27
- 2006Eight Below Original Story
- 2001Closed Ward Screenplay
- 1995House of Sleeping Beauties Screenplay
- 1995Hiroshima Writer
- 1989Black Rain Screenplay
- 1986Jazz Daimyo Writer
- 1983Afternoon of the Evil Spirits Writer
- 1983Dark Room Screenplay
- 1983Antarctica Writer
- 1983Phantom Lady Screenplay