Masahiro Shinoda
Directing
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
Directing34
movieSpy Sorge
2003
Director
movieOwls' Castle
1999
Director
movieMoonlight Serenade
1997
Director
movieSharaku
1995
Director
movieTakeshi: Childhood Days
1990
Director
movieThe Dancer
1989
Director
movieGonza the Spearman
1986
Director
movieMacArthur's Children
1984
Director
movieDemon Pond
1979
Director
movieBallad of Orin
1977
Director
movieHimiko
1974
Director
movieThe Petrified Forest
1973
Director
movieSapporo Winter Olympics
1972
Director
movieSilence
1971
Director
movieDouble Suicide
1969
Director
movieClouds at Sunset
1967
Director
movieCaptive's Island
1966
Director
movieSamurai Spy
1965
Director
movieWith Beauty and Sorrow
1965
Director
movieAssassination
1964
Director
moviePale Flower
1964
Director
movieA Flame at the Pier
1962
Director
movieGlory on the Summit
1962
Director
movieOur Marriage
1962
Director
movieLove New and Old
1961
Director
movieEpitaph to My Love
1961
Director
movieKillers on Parade
1961
Director
movieYouth in Fury
1960
Director
movieOne Way Ticket to Love
1960
Director
movieTokyo Twilight
1957
Assistant Director
Writing15
movieSpy Sorge
2003
Screenplay, Original Story
movieOwls' Castle
1999
Screenplay
movieSharaku
1995
Screenplay
movieThe Dancer
1989
Screenplay
movieBallad of Orin
1977
Screenplay
movieHimiko
1974
Screenplay
movieSilence
1971
Screenplay
movieDouble Suicide
1969
Writer
moviePale Flower
1964
Screenplay
movieA Flame at the Pier
1962
Screenplay
movieOur Marriage
1962
Screenplay
movieEpitaph to My Love
1961
Screenplay
movieOne Way Ticket to Love
1960
Screenplay
Acting3
Production3
Editing2
movieSharaku
1995
Editor
Art1
movieSilence
1971
Production Design