Masahiro Shinoda

Biography

Masahiro Shinoda (篠田正浩 Shinoda Masahiro, born March 9, 1931 in Gifu, Gifu, Japan) is 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 is married to 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

Funeral Parade of Roses

13 September 1969

Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'

8 September 2009

Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2009	Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'	Self
1993	Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'	Self
1969	Funeral Parade of Roses	self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2007	Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky	Screenplay
2003	Spy Sorge	Director
2003	Spy Sorge	Writer
2003	Spy Sorge	Producer
1999	Owls' Castle	Writer
1999	Owls' Castle	Director
1997	Moonlight Serenade	Director
1995	Sharaku	Screenplay
1995	Sharaku	Director
1995	Sharaku	Editor
1990	Takeshi: Childhood Days	Director
1989	The Dancer	Director
1989	The Dancer	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
1977	Ballad of Orin	Screenplay
1975	Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees	Director
1975	Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees	Screenplay
1974	Himiko	Producer
1974	Himiko	Director
1974	Himiko	Writer
1973	The Petrified Forest	Director
1972	Sapporo Winter Olympics	Director
1971	Silence	Director
1971	Silence	Screenplay
1971	Silence	Production Design
1970	The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan	Director
1969	Double Suicide	Writer
1969	Double Suicide	Director
1969	Double Suicide	Producer
1967	Clouds at Sunset	Director
1966	Captive's Island	Director
1966	Captive's Island	Editor
1965	Samurai Spy	Director
1965	With Beauty and Sorrow	Director
1964	Pale Flower	Director
1964	Pale Flower	Screenplay
1964	Assassination	Director
1962	A Flame at the Pier	Director
1962	A Flame at the Pier	Screenplay
1962	Our Marriage	Screenplay
1962	Our Marriage	Director
1962	Glory on the Summit	Director
1961	Killers on Parade	Director
1961	Love New and Old	Director
1961	Epitaph to My Love	Director
1961	Epitaph to My Love	Screenplay
1960	Youth in Fury	Director
1960	One Way Ticket to Love	Director
1960	One Way Ticket to Love	Screenplay
1957	Tokyo Twilight	Assistant Director