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Masahiro Shinoda
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Masahiro Shinoda

Japanese film director and screenwriter
March 9, 1931 (93 years old)
Runtime: 115 min.

Gonza the Spearman

V.O.: Yari no Gonza
Jap. 1985. Mores drama by Masahiro Shinoda with Hiromi Goh, Shima Iwashita, Sholej Hino. When his lord's wife proposes his daughter in marriage, an ambitious servant accepts the offer in the hope of learning the secrets of the tea ceremony.
Runtime: 126 min.

MacArthur's Children

V.O.: Setouchi Shonen Yakyu Dan
Jap. 1984. Social drama by Masahiro Shinoda with Takaya Yamauchi, Yoshiyuki Omori, Shiori Sakura. In 1945, while their country is occupied by General MacArthur's troops, three Japanese teenagers are confronted with American culture.
Runtime: 125 min.

Demon Pond

V.O.: Yasha-ga-ike
Jap. 1974. Drama by Masahiro Shinoda with Masao Kusakari, Shima Iwashita, Rentaro Mikuni. In ancient times, a priestess betrayed by her lover obtains his banishment and thus provokes war between two rival peoples.
Runtime: 100 min.

Double Suicide

V.O.: Shinjû: Ten no amijima
Jap. 1969. Sentimental drama by Masahiro Shinoda with Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Hosei Komatsu. The thwarted love of a business person for a courtesan eventually leads them to suicide.
Runtime: 104 min.

Pale Flower

V.O.: Kawaita hana
Jap. 1964. Thriller by Masahiro Shinoda with Ryo Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Naoki Sugiura. After his release from prison, a gangster becomes the protector of a wealthy young female gambler in search of thrills.
Runtime: 96 min.

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