
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1932-07-17 00:00:00
Birth Place:Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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Toshirō Ishidō
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.
Filmography (33)

Vengeance Is Mine
Role: Presiding Judge1979

The Eel
actor1997

Sure Death
Role: Shōbei1984

The Catch
Role: Jiro, Yoichi's son1961

Death by Hanging
Role: Priest1968

The Oshima Gang
actor2010

Poem
screenplay1972

Afternoon of the Evil Spirits
writer1983

Mandala
screenplay1971

The Accursed Urns
screenplay1969

Phantom Lady
screenplay1983

Eight Below
original story2006

Jazz Daimyo
writer1986

This Transient Life
screenplay1970

Closed Ward
screenplay2001

Affair in the Snow
screenplay1968

Cruel Story of Youth
assistant director1960

House of Sleeping Beauties
screenplay1995

The Sea of Genkai
screenplay1976

A Story Written with Water
screenplay1965

Dark Room
screenplay1983

Antarctica
writer1983

Woman of the Lake
writer1966

Black Rain
screenplay1989

Hiroshima
writer1995

Sex Education Mistresses
screenplay1973

The Christian Revolt
writer1962

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
screenplay1962

Night and Fog in Japan
writer1960

The Sun's Burial
screenplay1960

Bad Girl
screenplay1963

The Abalone Gals
screenplay1965

The Catch
screenplay1961