Masahiro Shinoda
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-03-09
Day of Death
2025-03-25 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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
Acting
(2009)
(1993)
(1969)
Funeral Parade of Roses
as self
Crew
(2007)
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
Screenplay
(2003)
Spy Sorge
Director, Writer, Producer
(1999)
Owls' Castle
Director, Writer
(1997)
Moonlight Serenade
Director
(1995)
Sharaku
Screenplay, Director, Editor
(1990)
Takeshi: Childhood Days
Director
(1989)
The Dancer
Director, Screenplay
(1986)
Gonza the Spearman
Director
(1985)
Allusion: Reincarnation Story
Director
(1984)
MacArthur's Children
Director
(1981)
Island of the Evil Spirits
Director
(1979)
Demon Pond
Director
(1977)
Ballad of Orin
Director, Screenplay
(1975)
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Director, Screenplay
(1974)
Himiko
Producer, Director, Writer
(1973)
The Petrified Forest
Director
(1972)
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Director
(1971)
Silence
Director, Screenplay, Production Design
(1970)
(1969)
Double Suicide
Director, Writer, Producer
(1967)
Clouds at Sunset
Director
(1966)
Captive's Island
Director, Editor
(1965)
Samurai Spy
Director
(1965)
With Beauty and Sorrow
Director
(1964)
Pale Flower
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
Assassination
Director
(1962)
A Flame at the Pier
Director, Screenplay
(1962)
Our Marriage
Director, Screenplay
(1962)
Glory on the Summit
Director
(1961)
Killers on Parade
Director
(1961)
Love New and Old
Director
(1961)
Epitaph to My Love
Director, Screenplay
(1960)
Youth in Fury
Director
(1960)
One Way Ticket to Love
Director, Screenplay
(1957)
Tokyo Twilight
Assistant Director