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Shirô Moritani(1931-1984)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Shirô Moritani was born on 28 September 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Yojimbo (1961), Hakkodasan (1977) and High and Low (1963). He died on 2 December 1984.
BornSeptember 28, 1931
DiedDecember 2, 1984(53)
BornSeptember 28, 1931
DiedDecember 2, 1984(53)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

Known for

Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1961
Hakkodasan (1977)
Hakkodasan
6.9
  • Director
  • 1977
Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
High and Low
8.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1963
Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro
8.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1962

Credits

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Director

  • Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986)
    Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
    8.3
    • Director (original material)
    • 1986
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985)
    Godzilla 1985
    6.1
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko (1983)
    Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Kaikyô (1982)
    Kaikyô
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Abandoned (1981)
    Abandoned
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Dôran (1980)
    Dôran
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Seishoku no ishibumi (1978)
    Seishoku no ishibumi
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The War in Space (1977)
    The War in Space
    5.0
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Fushoku no kôzô
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Hakkodasan (1977)
    Hakkodasan
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Ningyo-tei ibun: Muhôgai no Surônin (1976)
    Ningyo-tei ibun: Muhôgai no Surônin
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
    Prophecies of Nostradamus
    6.3
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Hiroshi Fujioka and Ayumi Ishida in Submersion of Japan (1973)
    Submersion of Japan
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Hokago (1973)
    Hokago
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Shiosai
    • Director
    • 1971

Writer

  • Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko (1983)
    Shôsetsu Yoshida gakko
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Kaikyô (1982)
    Kaikyô
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Abandoned (1981)
    Abandoned
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Hatachi no genten
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Hajimete no tabi
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970)
    Take Care, Red Riding Hood
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Taiyô wa yondeiru
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Otona niwa wakaranai: Seishun hakusho
    • writer
    • 1958

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama in Red Beard (1965)
    Red Beard
    8.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1965
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
    High and Low
    8.4
    • chief assistant director
    • 1963
  • Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Sanjuro (1962)
    Sanjuro
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
    Yojimbo
    8.2
    • chief assistant director
    • 1961
  • Toshirô Mifune in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
    The Bad Sleep Well
    8.0
    • chief assistant director
    • 1960
  • Yari hitosuji nihon bare
    • assistant director
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 28, 1931
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • December 2, 1984

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