Masahiro Shinoda
Directing
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.
Filmography 36
Movies (36)
Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'2009Self
Spy Sorge2003Directing
Owls' Castle1999Directing
Moonlight Serenade1997Directing
Sharaku1995Directing
Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'1993Self
Takeshi: Childhood Days1990Directing
The Dancer1989Directing
Gonza the Spearman1986Directing
Allusion: Reincarnation Story1985Directing
MacArthur's Children1984Directing
Island of the Evil Spirits1981Directing
Demon Pond1979Directing
Ballad of Orin1977Directing
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees1975Directing
Himiko1974Directing
The Petrified Forest1973Directing
Sapporo Winter Olympics1972Directing
Silence1971Directing
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan1970Directing
Funeral Parade of Roses1969
Double Suicide1969Directing
Clouds at Sunset1967Directing
Captive's Island1966Directing
Samurai Spy1965Directing
With Beauty and Sorrow1965Directing
Assassination1964Directing
Pale Flower1964Directing
A Flame at the Pier1962Directing
Glory on the Summit1962Directing