Biography
Masahiro Shinoda (b. 1931, Gifu prefecture) is a director known as the intellectual of the Japanese New Wave. He studied theatre history at university but was forced to seek work early on after the death of his mother in 1953. His experience in the Shochiku studio led to his debut One Way Ticket to Love, 1960. From the outset Shinoda was fascinated by the deeper psychology and aesthetics that his distinct visual style brought to his films. After leaving Shochiku in 1965, in an independent production, he focused on the work of classic dramatist Monzaemon, among others. The films Double Suicide, 1969 and Gonza the Spearman, 1986, for which Shinoda was awarded a special Silver Bear at the Berlin Festival, were based on Monzaemon's work. The films Silence, 1971 and MacArthur's Children, 1984, in which the director turned to the consequences of the Second World War for his generation, were both distributed in Czech cinemas.
MFF Karlovy Vary
Director
Movies | |
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2003 |
Spy Sorge |
1999 |
Owl's Castle |
1997 |
Moonlight Serenade |
1995 |
Sharaku |
1990 |
Childhood Days |
1989 |
Maihime |
1986 |
Gonza the Spearman |
1984 |
MacArthur's Children |
1981 |
Island of the Evil Spirits |
1979 |
Demon Pond |
1977 |
Ballad of Orin |
1975 |
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees |
1974 |
Himiko |
1973 |
The Petrified Forest |
1971 |
Silence |
1970 |
Buraikan |
1969 |
Double Suicide |
1967 |
Akane-gumo |
1966 |
Shokei no shima |
1965 |
Samurai Spy |
With Beauty and Sadness |
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1964 |
Pale Flower |
The Assassin |
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1962 |
A Flame at the Pier |
Glory on the Summit |
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Our Marriage |
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1961 |
Epitaph to My Love |
Killers on Parade |
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Love Old and New |
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1960 |
Koi no katamichi kippu |
Youth in Fury |
Documentaries | |
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1972 |
Saporro Winter Olympic Games |
Actor
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1969 |
Funeral Parade of Roses |
Series | |
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2000 |
The 23rd Annual Japan Academy Awards |
Documentaries | |
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1994 |
Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu |
Guest
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1978 |
The 1st Annual Japan Academy Awards |