ShirÅ Toyoda (豊ç"° 四郎, Toyoda ShirÅ , born 3 January 1906,
Kyoto, Japan â€" 13 November 1977, Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film
director.Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began
studying under the pioneering film director EizÅ Tanaka. He joined
ShÅ chiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director
under YasujirÅ Shimazu. He debuted as a director in 1929 and moved to
the independent Tokyo Hassei studio in 1935, where he scored a hit
with Young People and gained a reputation for directing literary
adaptations with a humanistic touch. After a slump during World War
II, he became one of the top directors at Toho (into which Tokyo
Hassei had merged during the war), famed for his adaptations of
literary works by such giants as Yasunari Kawabata, Kafū Nagai, Naoya
Shiga, Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki, Masuji Ibuse, and Ango Sakaguchi. He was
particularly known for portraying weak men and strong women with a
humorous touch, such as in films like Meoto zenzai (1955). His career
continued until the 1970s.He was the main director for over 65 films:
Kyoto, Japan â€" 13 November 1977, Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film
director.Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began
studying under the pioneering film director EizÅ Tanaka. He joined
ShÅ chiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director
under YasujirÅ Shimazu. He debuted as a director in 1929 and moved to
the independent Tokyo Hassei studio in 1935, where he scored a hit
with Young People and gained a reputation for directing literary
adaptations with a humanistic touch. After a slump during World War
II, he became one of the top directors at Toho (into which Tokyo
Hassei had merged during the war), famed for his adaptations of
literary works by such giants as Yasunari Kawabata, Kafū Nagai, Naoya
Shiga, Jun'ichirÅ Tanizaki, Masuji Ibuse, and Ango Sakaguchi. He was
particularly known for portraying weak men and strong women with a
humorous touch, such as in films like Meoto zenzai (1955). His career
continued until the 1970s.He was the main director for over 65 films:
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