Name
Toshirō Ishidō
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1932-07-17
Deathday
2011-11-01 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Toshirō Ishidō (石堂淑朗; born July 16, 1932 - Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese screenwriter known for his work with Yoshishige Yoshida (A Story Written with Water, Affair in the Snow and Woman of the Lake).
He usually goes by the name of Ishido Yoshi Akira.
His screenplay for the 1983 film "Antarctica" received an American adaptation under the name of "Eight Below" directed by Frank Marshall, which had a theatrical release in 2006.
Known For
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In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry ...
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An erotic comedy depicting the sex adventures of young wives living in an apartment compl...
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A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the polic...
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Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima...
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A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending th...
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A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her ...
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Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an...
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In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery...
- 1997 The Eel
- 1968 Death by Hanging as Priest
- 2010 The Oshima Gang
- 1979 Vengeance Is Mine as Presiding Judge
- 1961 The Catch as Jiro, Yoichi's son
- 1984 Sure Death as Shōbei
- 1972 Professional Killers ( 1 episode )
