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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Shirō Moritani (森谷 司郎, Moritani Shirō, September 28, 1931 – December 2, 1984) was a film director and screenwriter from Japan. Born in Tokyo, he debuted as an assistant director in Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo. His film Mount Hakkoda won Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film in 1978.

Most Famous Work

Yojimbo
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8

Yojimbo

(1961) Assistant Director
High and Low
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8

High and Low

(1963) Assistant Director
Red Beard
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8

Red Beard

(1965) Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well
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8

The Bad Sleep Well

(1960) Assistant Director
Mount Hakkoda
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7

Mount Hakkoda

(1977) Director
Submersion of Japan
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7

Submersion of Japan

(1973) Director
After School
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0

After School

(1973) Director
The Longest Tunnel
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0

The Longest Tunnel

(1982) Screenplay

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1982 Producer
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