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Toshirō Ishidō

Toshirō Ishidō

Born: 1932-07-17 • Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

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.

Filmography
The Oshima Gang poster
The Oshima Gang
2010
The Eel poster
The Eel
1997
Sure Death poster
Sure Death
1984 • Shōbei
Vengeance Is Mine poster
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 • Presiding Judge
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Death by Hanging
1968 • Priest
The Catch poster
The Catch
1961 • Jiro, Yoichi's son