Toshirō Ishidō
- Writing
- July 17, 1932 · Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- November 1, 2011
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Oshima Gang
- Eight Below · Story
- Closed Ward · Screenplay
- The Eel
- House of Sleeping Beauties · Screenplay
- Hiroshima · Writer
- Hiroshima · Writer
- Black Rain · Screenplay
- Jazz Daimyo · Writer
- Sure Death · Shōbei
- Afternoon of the Evil Spirits · Writer
- Dark Room · Screenplay
- Antarctica · Writer
- Phantom Lady · Screenplay
- Ultraman 80 · Writer
- Vengeance Is Mine · Presiding Judge
- Hi no kuni ni · Story
- The Sea of Genkai · Screenplay
- Sex Education Mistresses · Screenplay
- Professional Killers · Writer
- Poem · Screenplay
- Silver Kamen · Writer
- Mandala · Screenplay
- Return of Ultraman · Writer
- Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura · Writer
- This Transient Life · Screenplay
- The Accursed Urns · Screenplay
- Operation: Mystery · Writer
- Death by Hanging · Priest
- Affair in the Snow · Screenplay
- Woman of the Lake · Writer
- A Story Written with Water · Screenplay
- The Abalone Gals · Screenplay
- Bad Girl · Screenplay
- Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon · Screenplay
- The Christian Revolt · Writer
- The Catch · Jiro, Yoichi's son, Screenplay
- Night and Fog in Japan · Writer
- The Sun's Burial · Screenplay
- Cruel Story of Youth · Assistant Director