Shunya Itō
Japanese film director · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1937 · age 89
Shunya Itō is a Japanese film director known for starting the Sasori / Female Prisoner Scorpion series of 1970s exploitation films starring Meiko Kaji. Itō worked for Toei Company for most of his career.
Shunya Itō is read about 46 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 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
2020
Independence of JapanFilm, Director, Writer2013
Hajimari mo owari mo naiFilm, Director, Writer2010
300 MillionFilm, Director, Writer2006
What's a Director?Film, Director2003Medal with Purple RibbonAward1998
PrideFilm, Director, Writer1995
Demon Blade: The Assassin Katana of OnimaroFilm, Director1989
Misty Kid of Wind - The Glass CapeFilm, Director, Writer1985
Gray SunsetFilm, Director1983
White Snake EnchantmentFilm, Director1982
To Trap a KidnapperFilm, Director1977
Curse of the Dog GodFilm, Director, Writer1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast StableFilm, Director1972
Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionFilm, Director1971
Patience Has An EndFilm, Writer1937Born17 February 1937
Independence of JapanFilm, Director, Writer2013Hajimari mo owari mo naiFilm, Director, Writer2010300 MillionFilm, Director, Writer2006What's a Director?Film, Director2003Medal with Purple RibbonAward1998PrideFilm, Director, Writer1995Demon Blade: The Assassin Katana of OnimaroFilm, Director1989Misty Kid of Wind - The Glass CapeFilm, Director, Writer1985Gray SunsetFilm, Director1983White Snake EnchantmentFilm, Director1982To Trap a KidnapperFilm, Director1977Curse of the Dog GodFilm, Director, Writer1973Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast StableFilm, Director1972Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionFilm, Director1971Patience Has An EndFilm, Writer1937Born17 February 1937People around Shunya
Close ties
Meiko Kaji Shunya directed Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)
Akemi Negishi Shunya directed Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)
Scott Wilson Shunya directed Pride (1998)
Ronny Cox Shunya directed Pride (1998)
Tadanobu Asano Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Akira Emoto Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Minoru Chiaki Shunya directed Gray Sunset (1985)
Rie Miyazawa Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Eiji Okuda Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Ayumi Ishida Shunya directed Pride (1998)
Masahiko Tsugawa Shunya directed Pride (1998)
Munetaka Aoki Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Kaoru Kobayashi Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Yutaka Matsushige Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Ittoku Kishibe Shunya directed Gray Sunset (1985)
Masatō Ibu Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Renji Ishibashi Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Shirō Sano Shunya directed Independence of Japan (2020)
Fumi Dan Also in Misty Kid of Wind - The Glass Cape (1989)
Fumio Watanabe Also in Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
Shin'ya Ōwada Also in Curse of the Dog God (1977)
Yasuo Furuhata Directed Patience Has An End (1971)
Gen Fukunaga Produced Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
Hideo Murota Also in Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
Known for
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion 1972
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 1972
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable 1973
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus 1995
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 17
31 credits on file
Awards
About this person
In 1972, he won a Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Citation for his first film, Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion.
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89
