Shirō Toyoda

Shirō Toyoda

1906-01-03
71 (1977-11-13)
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Shirō Toyoda was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed over 60 films in his 50 years spanning career.

Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Shirō Toyoda was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed over 60 films in his 50 years spanning career.

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Our Neighbor, Miss Yae 1934 (7.2)

Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship is starting to develop into something more romantic. Then, Yaeko's sister Kyouko has a breakup with her husband and returns home. Kyouko is clearly interested in Keitaro and Yae becomes anxious.
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The Wild Geese 1953 (6.5)

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.
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Portrait of Hell 1969 (8.1)

The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical daimyo Horikawa (Nakamura). It is based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.