Masahiro Shinoda
Directing · Producer · Director · Writer
Born Mar 9, 1931 · Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Active 1957–2025 · Awards: Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director, Golden Arrow Award, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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.
Filmography
Spy Sorge (2003) — Director · Producer · Screenplay · Original StorySharaku (1995) — Screenplay · Director · EditorTakeshi: Childhood Days (1990) — DirectorGonza the Spearman (1986) — DirectorDemon Pond (1979) — DirectorBallad of Orin (1977) — Director · ScreenplayUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975) — Director · ScreenplayHimiko (1974) — Producer · Director · ScreenplayThe Petrified Forest (1973) — DirectorSapporo Winter Olympics (1972) — DirectorSilence (1971) — Director · Screenplay · Production DesignThe Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) — DirectorFuneral Parade of Roses (1969)Double Suicide (1969) — Director · Writer · ProducerCaptive's Island (1966) — Director · EditorSamurai Spy (1965) — DirectorPale Flower (1964) — Director · ScreenplayAssassination (1964) — DirectorGlory on the Summit (1962) — DirectorOur Marriage (1962) — Director · ScreenplayKillers on Parade (1961) — DirectorEpitaph to My Love (1961) — Director · ScreenplayYouth in Fury (1960) — DirectorTokyo Twilight (1957) — Assistant Director