Masahiro Shinoda

Director · Writer · Producer· Gifu, Gifu, Japan

Masahiro Shinoda (篠田正浩 Shinoda Masahiro, March 9, 1931 – March 25, 2025) was a Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.

He married the actress Shima Iwashita, who appears in several of his films, such as 1969's Double Suicide.

His 1986 film Gonza the Spearman was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. He won the 1991 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for Childhood Days.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Funeral Parade of Roses

1969

Filmography

28 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1999	Owls' Castle	Director	Film
1997	Moonlight Serenade	Director	Film
1995	Sharaku	Director	Film
1990	Takeshi: Childhood Days	Director	Film
1986	Gonza the Spearman	Director	Film
1984	MacArthur's Children	Director	Film
1979	Demon Pond	Director	Film
1977	Ballad of Orin	Director	Film
1975	Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees	Director	Film
1974	Himiko	Director	Film
1974	Himiko	Producer	Film
1973	The Petrified Forest	Director	Film
1971	Silence	Director	Film
1970	The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan	Director	Film
1969	Double Suicide	Director	Film
1969	Double Suicide	Writer	Film
1969	Double Suicide	Producer	Film
1966	Captive's Island	Director	Film
1965	Samurai Spy	Director	Film
1965	With Beauty and Sorrow	Director	Film
1964	Assassination	Director	Film
1964	Pale Flower	Director	Film
1962	A Flame at the Pier	Director	Film
1962	Our Marriage	Director	Film
1961	Killers on Parade	Director	Film
1961	Love New and Old	Director	Film
1960	Youth in Fury	Director	Film
1960	One Way Ticket to Love	Director	Film

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