Masahiro Shinoda

Known for

Directing

Born

Mar 9, 1931

Died

Mar 25, 2025

From

Gifu, Gifu, Japan

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.

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Credits

Funeral Parade of Roses

19697.5out of 10

Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'

20090.0out of 10

Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'

19930.0out of 10

Himiko

19747.0out of 10

Pale Flower

19647.4out of 10

Double Suicide

19697.0out of 10

Samurai Spy

19656.4out of 10

Takeshi: Childhood Days

19907.5out of 10

Captive's Island

19666.7out of 10

Silence

19717.2out of 10

Assassination

19647.1out of 10

Gonza the Spearman

19867.0out of 10

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

19757.0out of 10

Sharaku

19957.0out of 10

Killers on Parade

19616.5out of 10

Youth in Fury

19607.0out of 10

Demon Pond

19796.6out of 10

A Flame at the Pier

19626.1out of 10