Masahiro Shinoda

Directing·Mar 9, 1931·Gifu, Gifu, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'2009 · Self	Self
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky2007 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Spy Sorge2003 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Owls' Castle1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Moonlight Serenade1997 · Director	Director
Sharaku1995 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'1993 · Self	Self
Takeshi: Childhood Days1990 · Director	Director
The Dancer1989 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gonza the Spearman1986 · Director	Director
Allusion: Reincarnation Story1985 · Director	Director
MacArthur's Children1984 · Director	Director
Island of the Evil Spirits1981 · Director	Director
Demon Pond1979 · Director	Director
Ballad of Orin1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Himiko1974 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Petrified Forest1973 · Director	Director
Sapporo Winter Olympics1972 · Director	Director
Silence1971 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan1970 · Director	Director
Funeral Parade of Roses1969 · Actor	Actor
Double Suicide1969 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Clouds at Sunset1967 · Director	Director
Captive's Island1966 · Director	Director
Samurai Spy1965 · Director	Director
With Beauty and Sorrow1965 · Director	Director
Assassination1964 · Director	Director
Pale Flower1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Flame at the Pier1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Glory on the Summit1962 · Director	Director
Our Marriage1962 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Love New and Old1961 · Director	Director
Epitaph to My Love1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Killers on Parade1961 · Director	Director
Youth in Fury1960 · Director	Director
One-Way Ticket to Love1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay