Biography and filmography

Masahiro Shinoda

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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Movies (38)

Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'

Masahiro Shinoda on 'The Human Condition'

2009 · Self

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

2007 · Screenplay

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

2003 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Original Story

Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

1999 · Director, Screenplay

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

1997 · Director

Sharaku

Sharaku

1995 · Screenplay, Director, Editor

Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'

Masaki Kobayashi on 'The Human Condition'

1993 · Self

Takeshi: Childhood Days

Takeshi: Childhood Days

1990 · Director

The Dancer

The Dancer

1989 · Director, Screenplay

Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

1986 · Director

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

1985 · Director

MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children

1984 · Director

Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

1981 · Director

Demon Pond

Demon Pond

1979 · Director

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

1977 · Director, Screenplay

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

1975 · Director, Screenplay

Himiko

Himiko

1974 · Producer, Director, Screenplay

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1973 · Director

Sapporo Winter Olympics

Sapporo Winter Olympics

1972 · Director

Silence

Silence

1971 · Director, Screenplay, Production Design

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

1970 · Director

Funeral Parade of Roses

Funeral Parade of Roses

1969

Double Suicide

Double Suicide

1969 · Writer, Director, Producer

Clouds at Sunset

Clouds at Sunset

1967 · Director

Captive's Island

Captive's Island

1966 · Director, Editor

Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

1965 · Director

With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965 · Director

Assassination

Assassination

1964 · Director

Pale Flower

Pale Flower

1964 · Director, Screenplay

A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier

1962 · Director, Screenplay

Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

1962 · Director

Our Marriage

Our Marriage

1962 · Screenplay, Director

Love New and Old

Love New and Old

1961 · Director

Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

1961 · Director, Screenplay

Killers on Parade

Killers on Parade

1961 · Director

Youth in Fury

Youth in Fury

1960 · Director

One-Way Ticket to Love

One-Way Ticket to Love

1960 · Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957 · Assistant Director

TV shows (0)

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