Shirō Moritani
Film director (1931-1984) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 53
Shirō Moritani 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.
Shirō Moritani is read about 27 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1984Died2 December 19841983
The Yoshida SchoolFilm, Director, Writer1982
The Longest TunnelFilm, Director, Writer1981
AbandonedFilm, Director, Writer1978
Monument to Holy ServiceFilm, Director1977
Fushoku no kōzōSeries, Director
Mount HakkodaFilm, 1977Director1975
Tidal WaveFilm, Director1973
After SchoolFilm, Director1971
Hajimete no TabiFilm, Director, Writer1970
Take Care, Red Riding HoodFilm, Director, Writer1969
Bullet WoundFilm, Director1968
Judge and JeopardyFilm, Director1966
Zero FighterFilm, Director1963
The Sun is Calling YouFilm, Writer1958
Adults Cannot Understand - Record of YouthFilm, Writer1931Born28 September 1931
The Yoshida SchoolFilm, Director, Writer1982The Longest TunnelFilm, Director, Writer1981AbandonedFilm, Director, Writer1978Monument to Holy ServiceFilm, Director1977Fushoku no kōzōSeries, DirectorMount HakkodaFilm, 1977Director1975Tidal WaveFilm, Director1973After SchoolFilm, Director1971Hajimete no TabiFilm, Director, Writer1970Take Care, Red Riding HoodFilm, Director, Writer1969Bullet WoundFilm, Director1968Judge and JeopardyFilm, Director1966Zero FighterFilm, Director1963The Sun is Calling YouFilm, Writer1958Adults Cannot Understand - Record of YouthFilm, Writer1931Born28 September 1931People around Shirō
Close ties
Tetsurō Tamba Shirō directed Tidal Wave and Mount Hakkoda
Ken Takakura Shirō directed Mount Hakkoda and The Revolt- Shinobu Hashimoto Produced Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Hiroshi Fujioka Shirō directed Tidal Wave (1973)
Takashi Shimura Shirō directed The Revolt (1980)
Lorne Greene Shirō directed Tidal Wave (1973)
Haruo Nakajima Shirō directed Tidal Wave (1973)
Sakyo Komatsu Also in Submersion of Japan and Tidal Wave
Rentarō Mikuni Shirō directed Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Sayuri Yoshinaga Shirō directed The Revolt (1980)
Ayumi Ishida Shirō directed Tidal Wave (1973)
Komaki Kurihara Shirō directed Mount Hakkoda (1977)
John Fujioka Also in Submersion of Japan and Tidal Wave
Kunie Tanaka Shirō directed The Revolt (1980)
Yūzō Kayama Shirō directed Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Junko Sakurada Shirō directed The Revolt (1980)
Nobuo Nakamura Shirō directed Tidal Wave (1973)
Yoshitarō Nomura Produced Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Jirō Nitta Also in Mount Hakkoda (1977)- Masayuki Satō Produced Mount Hakkoda (1977)
- Mataichirō Yamamoto Produced The Yoshida School (1983)
Also in Français
Filmography 25
38 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1984 · aged 53
