Toshirō Ishidō
Known for Writing
Born July 17, 1932
Died November 1, 2011
Place of Birth Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography
Eight Below
2006
Original Story
The Eel
1997
Black Rain
1989
Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
as Presiding Judge
The Sun's Burial
1960
Screenplay
Death by Hanging
1968
as Priest
The Catch
1961
as Jiro, Yoichi's son
The Catch
1961
Screenplay
Antarctica
1983
Writer
Night and Fog in Japan
1960
Writer
Mandala
1971
Screenplay
Poem
1972
Screenplay
Dark Room
1983
Screenplay
Jazz Daimyo
1986
Writer
This Transient Life
1970
Screenplay
A Story Written with Water
1965
Screenplay
Woman of the Lake
1966
Writer
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962
Writer
Sex Education Mistresses
1973
Screenplay
Bad Girl
1963
Screenplay
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