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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Tokyo Twilight
Assistant Director
1957
Movie
Pale Flower
Director
1964
Movie
Double Suicide
Director
1969
Movie
Samurai Spy
Director
1965
Movie
Assassination
Director
1964
Movie
Silence
Director
1971
Movie
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Director
1975
Movie
Demon Pond
Director
1979
Movie
Himiko
Producer
1974
Movie
Ballad of Orin
Director
1977
Movie
Captive's Island
Director
1966
Movie
Gonza the Spearman
Director
1986