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Toshirō Ishidō

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 17, 1932Died November 1, 2011 (79 years)
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

  • Eight Below
  • Black Rain
  • Antarctica
  • This Transient Life
  • Cruel Story of Youth
  • Hiroshima
  • Night and Fog in Japan
  • Death by Hanging
  • Mandala
  • The Sun's Burial
  • Poem
  • Ultraman Taro
  • Ultraman Ace
  • Return of Ultraman
  • A Story Written with Water
  • The Revolutionary
  • Dark Room
  • The Catch
  • Ultraman leo
  • Ultraman 80
  • Genkai-nada
  • Jazz Daimyo
  • Hikô shôjo

Filmography

1997
1984
1979
Vengeance Is Mine · as Presiding Judge
1972
1968
Death by Hanging · as Priest
1961
The Catch · as Jiro, Yoichi's Son

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