Person Details

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Aliases: Toshio Iwado , Ishido Yoshi Akira , Toshiro Ishido

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Eight Below
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7

Eight Below

(2006) Original Story
Antarctica
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7

Antarctica

(1983) Writer
Ultraman 80
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8

Ultraman 80

(1980) Writer
Black Rain
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8

Black Rain

(1989) Writer
Return of Ultraman
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9

Return of Ultraman

(1971) Writer
Cruel Story of Youth
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7

Cruel Story of Youth

(1960) Assistant Director
Night and Fog in Japan
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6

Night and Fog in Japan

(1960) Writer
Mandala
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6

Mandala

(1971) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2010 N/A
1997 N/A
1984 Shōbei
1983 Taisuke Itakura
1979 Presiding Judge
1968 Priest
1961 Jiro, Yoichi's son
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1960 Assistant Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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