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Home/People/Toshirō Ishidō
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Born
Jul 17, 1932Died: Nov 1, 2011
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

6
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Toshio Iwado
Ishido Yoshi Akira
Toshiro Ishido
IMDb Profile

Toshirō Ishidō

Writing

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.
The Oshima Gang poster

The Oshima Gang

Cast
2010
The Eel poster

The Eel

Cast
1997
Sure Death poster

Sure Death

as Shōbei
1984
Vengeance Is Mine poster

Vengeance Is Mine

as Presiding Judge
1979
Death by Hanging poster

Death by Hanging

as Priest
1968
The Catch poster

The Catch

as Jiro, Yoichi's son
1961