Person
Shirō Moritani
Directing · 1931–1984 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known for
High and Low
Assistant Director
Yojimbo
Assistant Director
Red Beard
Assistant Director
Fushoku no kōzō
Director
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
Take Care, Red Riding Hood
Writer
Shadow of Love
Director
Submersion of Japan
Director
Mount Hakkoda
Director
Interpol Code 8
First Assistant Director
Filmography
- 1983The Yoshida SchoolWriter
- 1982The Longest TunnelProducer
- 1981AbandonedScreenplay
- 1980The RevoltDirector
- 1978Monument to Holy ServiceDirector
- 1977Fushoku no kōzōDirector
- 1977Mount HakkodaDirector
- 1975Tidal WaveDirector
- 1973Submersion of JapanDirector
- 1973The Origin of Twenty Years OldScreenplay
- 1973After SchoolDirector
- 1972First LoveDirector
- 1972Shadow of LoveDirector
- 1971ShiosaiDirector
- 1971Wakare no utaDirector
- 1971Hajimete no TabiWriter
- 1970Take Care, Red Riding HoodWriter
- 1969Bullet WoundDirector
- 1969Futari no KoibitoDirector
- 1968My Brother, My LoveDirector
- 1968Judge and JeopardyDirector
- 1967Sodachi zakariDirector
- 1967Zoku izuko eDirector
- 1966Zero FighterDirector
- 1965Red BeardAssistant Director
- 1963The Sun is Calling YouWriter
- 1963Interpol Code 8First Assistant Director
- 1963High and LowAssistant Director
- 1961YojimboAssistant Director
- 1960The Bad Sleep WellAssistant Director
- 1958Adults Cannot Understand - Record of YouthWriter
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