Toshirō Ishidō
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-07-17
Day of Death
2011-11-01 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Toshirō Ishidō
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.
Acting
(2010)
(1997)
(1984)
Sure Death
as Shōbei
(1979)
Vengeance Is Mine
as Presiding Judge
(1968)
Death by Hanging
as Priest
(1961)
The Catch
as Jiro, Yoichi's son
Crew
(2006)
Eight Below
Original Story
(2001)
Closed Ward
Screenplay
(1995)
Hiroshima
Writer
(1995)
House of Sleeping Beauties
Screenplay
(1989)
Black Rain
Screenplay
(1986)
Jazz Daimyo
Writer
(1983)
Antarctica
Writer
(1983)
Dark Room
Screenplay
(1983)
(1976)
The Sea of Genkai
Screenplay
(1973)
Sex Education Mistresses
Screenplay
(1972)
Poem
Screenplay
(1971)
Mandala
Screenplay
(1970)
This Transient Life
Screenplay
(1968)
Affair in the Snow
Screenplay
(1966)
Woman of the Lake
Writer
(1965)
A Story Written with Water
Screenplay
(1965)
The Abalone Gals
Screenplay
(1963)
Bad Girl
Screenplay
(1962)
(1962)
The Christian Revolt
Writer
(1961)
The Catch
Screenplay
(1960)
Night and Fog in Japan
Writer
(1960)
The Sun's Burial
Screenplay
(1960)
Cruel Story of Youth
Assistant Director