Writing
Toshirō Ishidō
JA, EN cinema · 32 credits
Born
17 July 1932
Died
1 November 2011 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Toshio Iwado · Ishido Yoshi Akira · Toshiro Ishido
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
Eight Below
Original Story
Closed Ward
Screenplay
The Eel
Actor
Hiroshima
Writer
House of Sleeping Beauties
Screenplay
Black Rain
Screenplay
Jazz Daimyo
Writer
Sure Death
as Shōbei
Antarctica
Writer
Dark Room
Screenplay
Phantom Lady
Screenplay
Vengeance Is Mine
as Presiding Judge
The Sea of Genkai
Screenplay
Sex Education Mistresses
Screenplay
Poem
Screenplay
Mandala
Screenplay
This Transient Life
Screenplay
The Accursed Urns
Screenplay
Death by Hanging
as Priest
Affair in the Snow
Screenplay
A Story Written with Water
Screenplay
The Abalone Gals
Screenplay
Bad Girl
Screenplay
The Catch
as Jiro, Yoichi's son, Screenplay
The Sun's Burial
Screenplay
Cruel Story of Youth
Assistant Director