Toshirō Ishidō

Toshirō Ishidō

1932-07-17 – 2011-11-01 (age 79) Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine

1979

as Presiding Judge

The Eel
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging

1968

as Priest

The Catch
The Catch

1961

as Jiro, Yoichi's son

Sure Death
Sure Death

1984

as Shōbei

The Oshima Gang