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Masato Ide

1920 – 1989

Japanese screenwriter

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Lived 1920 – 1989 (aged 68–69). Masato Ide was a Japanese novelist, screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.

Masato Ide ( 井 手 雅人, い で ま さ と, Ide Masato?), born on January 1, 1920, in Saga, Japan and died on July 17, 1989, was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist.

Selected filmography Cinema 1951 : Sasurai no kōro 1951 : Koi no rantan 1952 : Musume jūku wa mada junjō yo 1953 : Kenbei 1955 : Dansei No. 1 1955 : Vanished Enlisted Man (Kieta chutai) 1955 : Gokumonchō 1956 : Hadashi no seishun 1957 : Kao 1957 : Sanjūrokunin no jōkyaku 1957 : The Loyal Forty-Seven Ronin (Dai Chūshingura) 1957 : Ippon-gatana dohyō iri 1958 : Point and Line (Ten to sen) 1960 : Sake to onna to yari 1961 : Official Gunman (Kēnju yaro ni gōyojin) 1961 : Confessions of a wife (Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru) 1961 : Yato kaze no naka o hashiru 1962 : Man with Te Dragon Tattoo (Hana to ryu) 1962 : Doburoku no Tatsu 1963 : Dokuritsu kikanjūtai imada shagekichu 1964 : Garakuta 1965 : Goben no tsubaki 1965 : Red Beard (赤 ひ げ, Akahige) by Akira Kurosawa 1965 : Shonin no isu 1966 : Abare Gōemon 1968 : Seishun 1968 : The Sands of Kurobe (黒 部 の 太陽, Kurobe no taiyō) by Kei Kumai 1977 : Arasuka monogatari 1978 : The Demon (鬼畜, Kichiku) by Yoshitarō Nomura 1978 : Dainamaito don don 1980 : Kagemusha, Shadow of the Warrior (影武者, Kagemusha) by Akira Kurosawa 1980 : Warui yatsura 1980 : Furueru shita 1985 : Ran (乱) by Akira Kurosawa 1986 : Shiroi yabō 1987 : Jirō monogatari 1992 : The Oil-Hell Murder (女 殺 油 地獄, Onna goroshi abura no jigoku) by Hideo Gosha

Television List of Lone Wolf and Cub episodes

Books Masato Ide "People and Scenarios" (1991, Scenario Writers Association)

Awards 1987 Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay - Adapted Ran (1985) 1979 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy Best Screenplay - Kichiku (1978) & Dainamaito don don (1978)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Masato Ide?

Japanese screenwriter

When was Masato Ide born?

Masato Ide was born in 1920 in Saga.

When did Masato Ide die?

Masato Ide died on 17 July 1989.

What was Masato Ide's occupation?

Masato Ide was a novelist, screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.

What nationality was Masato Ide?

Masato Ide was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Masato Ide

· Wikidata: Q26776561

· DBpedia: Masato Ide

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