Directing

Shirô Moritani

Born 1931-09-28 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Died 1984-12-02

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

Yojimbo★ 8.1
Yojimbo
1961
Red Beard★ 8.1
Red Beard
1965
High and Low★ 8.3
High and Low
1963
The Bad Sleep Well★ 7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of Youth
1958
Submersion of Japan★ 6.7
Submersion of Japan
1973
Mount Hakkoda★ 6.8
Mount Hakkoda
1977
Seishoku no ishibumi
Seishoku no ishibumi
1978
Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō
Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō
1983
Take Care, Red Riding Hood★ 6
Take Care, Red Riding Hood
1970
Wakare no uta
Wakare no uta
1971
After School
After School
1973
Bullet Wound
Bullet Wound
1969
Judge and Jeopardy
Judge and Jeopardy
1968
Abandoned
Abandoned
1981
The Sun is Calling You
The Sun is Calling You
1963
Zero Fighter
Zero Fighter
1966
My Brother, My Love
My Brother, My Love
1968
The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel
1982
The Revolt
The Revolt
1980