Masahiro Shinoda

Masahiro Shinoda

Director 31 / Writer 14 · 1960 – 2007 · 🎬 45 · 🇯🇵 Japan

Masahiro Shinoda was a Japanese film director, whose career spanned over four decades and covered a wide range of genres and styles. He was one of the central figures of the Japanese New Wave during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films for Shochiku Studio from 1960 to 1965, before turning to independent cinema from 1966 onward. His film style was characterized by socially marginalized characters, many of whom turn to crime or suicide, and meticulous attention to pictorial beauty. He drew on traditional Japanese fiction and theater and some of his films bear the influence of Kenji Mizoguchi, whom he admired.

All · 45 🎬 Movies · 45

Drama Romance History Action Crime

Highlights

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

2007

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

2003

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

2003

Frequent Collaborators

Shima Iwashita

30 shared

Jun Hamamura

19 shared

Yoshi Katō

10 shared

Taeko Tomioka

8 shared

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

8 shared

Toshiya Nagasawa

7 shared

All decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

🎬 Movies

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

writer

2007

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

director

2003

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

writer

2003

Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

writer

1999

Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

director

1999

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

director

1997

Sharaku

Sharaku

writer

1995

Sharaku

Sharaku

director

1995

Takeshi: Childhood Days

Takeshi: Childhood Days

director

1990

The Dancer

The Dancer

writer

1989

The Dancer

The Dancer

director

1989

Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

director

1986

MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children

director

1984

Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

director

1981

Demon Pond

Demon Pond

director

1979

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

writer

1977

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

director

1977

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

director

1975

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

writer

1975

Himiko

Himiko

writer

1974

Himiko

Himiko

director

1974

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

director

1973

Sapporo Winter Olympics

Sapporo Winter Olympics

director

1972

Silence

Silence

writer

1971

Silence

Silence

director

1971

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

director

1970

Double Suicide

Double Suicide

writer

1969

Double Suicide

Double Suicide

director

1969

Clouds at Sunset

Clouds at Sunset

director

1967

Captive's Island

Captive's Island

director

1966

Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

director

1965

With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

director

1965

Assassination

Assassination

director

1964

Pale Flower

Pale Flower

director

1964

Pale Flower

Pale Flower

writer

1964

A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier

director

1962

A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier

writer

1962

Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

director

1962

Love New and Old

Love New and Old

director

1961

Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

writer

1961

Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

director

1961

Killers on Parade

Killers on Parade

director

1961

Youth in Fury

Youth in Fury

director

1960

One Way Ticket to Love

One Way Ticket to Love

director

1960

One Way Ticket to Love

One Way Ticket to Love

writer

1960

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