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Shirō Moritani

1931 – 1984

Film director

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About Shirō Moritani

Lived 1931 – 1984 (aged 53). Shirō Moritani was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

was a film director and screenwriter from Japan. Born in Tokyo, he debuted as an assistant director in Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo. His film Mount Hakkoda won the Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film in 1978.

Filmography

As director

1966 : Zero Fighters: Great Air Battle 1967 : Zoku izuko e; based on the 1939 novel Izuko e by Yōjirō Ishizaka 1967 : Sodachi zakari 1968 : Judge and Jeopardy 1968 : Aniki no koibito 1969 : Futari no koibito 1969 : Dankon (The Bullet Wounded; Bullet Wound) 1970 : Akazukinchan kiotsukete (Take Care, Red Riding Hood); based on the novel by Kaoru Shōji 1971 : Saredowareraga hibi yori wakare no shi 1971 : Shiosai; film version of the Yukio Mishima novel The Sound of Waves 1972 : Hajimete no tabi 1973 : Submersion of Japan 1977 : Mount Hakkoda 1978 : Seishoku no ishibumi 1980 : Dōran (The Revolt) 1981 : Hyōryū; based on the novel by Akira Yoshimura 1982 : Kaikyō 1983 : Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō; based on the non-fiction political novel by Isamu Togawa

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Waseda University
Also known as
Shiro Moritani, Shirou Moritani

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Shirō Moritani?

film director (1931–1984)

When was Shirō Moritani born?

Shirō Moritani was born on 28 September 1931 in Tokyo.

When did Shirō Moritani die?

Shirō Moritani died on 2 December 1984 in Tokyo.

What was Shirō Moritani's occupation?

Shirō Moritani was a film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Shirō Moritani?

Shirō Moritani was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shirō Moritani

· Wikidata: Q3482378

· DBpedia: Shirō Moritani

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