Shirō Toyoda

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Shirō Toyoda
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Shirō Toyoda in 1938
Born(1906-01-03)3 January 1906
Kyoto, Japan
Died13 November 1977(1977-11-13) (aged 71)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupationfilm director

Shirō Toyoda (豊田 四郎, Toyoda Shirō, born 3 January 1906, Kyoto, Japan – 13 November 1977, Tokyo, Japan)[1] was a Japanese film director.

Career[]

Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka.[2] He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu.[2][3] He debuted as a director in 1929 and moved to the independent studio in 1935, where he scored a hit with Young People and gained a reputation for directing literary adaptations with a humanistic touch.[2] After a slump during World War II, he became one of the top directors at Toho (into which Tokyo Hassei had merged during the war), famed for his adaptations of literary works by such giants as Yasunari Kawabata, Kafū Nagai, Naoya Shiga, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Masuji Ibuse, and Ango Sakaguchi.[2][3] He was particularly known for portraying weak men and strong women with a humorous touch, such as in films like Meoto zenzai (1955).[2] His career continued until the 1970s.

Filmography[]

Film director[]

He was the main director for over 65 films:[4]

  • (彩られる唇 ) (1929)
  • (都会を泳ぐ女 ) (1929)
  • (友愛結婚 ) (1930)
  • (心驕れる女 ) (1930)
  • 愛よ人類と共にあれ　前篇　日本篇 (1931)
  • 隣の八重ちゃん (1934)
  • 私の兄さん (1934)
  • 三人の女性 (1935)
  • 春琴抄　お琴と佐助 (1935)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)
  • 大番頭小番頭 (1936)
  • 蒲田　大船スタジオの春 (1936)
  • 港は浮気風 (1937)
  • オヤケアカハチ (1937)
  • Young People (若い人 ) (1937)
  • 十字砲火 (1937)
  • (泣蟲小僧 ) (1938)
  • (冬の宿 ) (1938)
  • (鶯 Uguisu) (1938)
  • 奥村五百子 (1940)
  • Spring on Leper's Island (小島の春 Kojima no haru) (1940)
  • (大日向村 ) (1940)
  • わが愛の記 (1941)
  • (若き姿 ) (1943)
  • 檜舞台 (1946)
  • (四つの恋の物語　第一話　初恋 ) (1947)
  • わが愛は山の彼方に (1948)
  • 白鳥は悲しからずや (1949)
  • (女の四季 ) (1950)
  • (えりことともに　第一部 part 1) (1951)
  • (えりことともに　第二部 part 2) (1951)
  • (せきれいの曲 ) (1951)
  • 風ふたゝび (1952)
  • (春の囁き ) (1952)
  • The Wild Geese (1953 film) (雁 Gan) (1953)
  • (或る女 ) (1954)
  • aka The Grass Whistle (麦笛 ) (1955)
  • (夫婦善哉 Meoto zenzai) (1955)
  • The Legend of the White Serpent (1956 film) (白夫人の妖恋 Byaku fujin no yoren) (1956)
  • (猫と庄造と二人のをんな Neko to shozo to futari no onna) (1956)
  • Snow Country (雪国, Yukiguni) (1957)
  • (夕凪 ) (1957)
  • (負ケラレセン勝マデハ ) (1958)
  • (喜劇　駅前旅館 ) (1958)
  • (花のれん ) (1959)
  • 男性飼育法 (1959)
  • (暗夜行路 ) (1959)
  • (珍品堂主人 ) (1960)
  • (〓東綺譚 ) (1960)
  • (東京夜話 ) (1961)
  • (明日ある限り ) (1962)
  • (如何なる星の下に ) (1962)
  • (憂愁平野 ) (1963)
  • (台所太平記 ) (1963)
  • (新・夫婦善哉 ) (1963)
  • (喜劇 陽気な未亡人 ) (1964)
  • Sweet Sweat (甘い汗 Amai ase) (1964)
  • (波影 ) (1965)
  • Illusion of Blood (四谷怪談 Yotsuya kaidan) (1965)
  • (大工太平記 ) (1965)
  • (千曲川絶唱 ) (1967)
  • (喜劇　駅前百年 ) (1967)
  • (喜劇　駅前開運 ) (1968)
  • Portrait of Hell (地獄変, Jigoku-hen) (1969)
  • 地獄変 (1969)
  • 恍惚の人 (1973)
  • 妻と女の間 (1976)

Screenwriter[]

He was screenwriter for over a dozen films:[4]

  • 夕の鐘 (1925)
  • 愛妻の秘密 (1925)
  • 覆面の影 (1926)
  • 万公 (1926)
  • 恋を拾った男 (1927)
  • 弱き人々 (1928)
  • 深夜のお客 (1928)
  • (彩られる唇 ) (1929)
  • (都会を泳ぐ女 ) (1929)
  • 友愛結婚 (1930)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)
  • (一本刀土俵入 ) (1936)
  • (春の囁き ) (1952)
  • aka The Grass Whistle (麦笛 ) (1955) (writer)

Assistant director[]

He was assistant director for several films:[4]

  • 夕の鐘 (1925)
  • 弱き人々 (1928)
  • 深夜のお客 (1928)
  • 彩られる唇 (1929)
  • 都会を泳ぐ女 (1929)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)

Actor[]

He played as an actor in at least one film:[4]

  • (金の卵) (1952)

References[]

  1. ^ Shiro Toyoda, Internet Movie Database, accessed 13 January 2009
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Seitan hyakunen tokushū: Eiga kantoku Toyoda Shirō" (in Japanese). National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Toyoda Shirō". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d (in Japanese) Toyoda Shirō Japanese Movie Database

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