Masahiro Shinoda (ç¯ ç"° æ£æµ©, Shinoda Masahiro, born March 9, 1931)
is a retired Japanese film director, originally associated with the
Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New
Wave in the 1960s.Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied
theater and also participated in the Hakone Ekiden long distance
race.He joined the ShÅ chiku Studio in 1953 as an assistant director,
where he worked on films by such directors as YasujirÅ Ozu. He
debuted as a director in 1960 with One-Way Ticket for Love, which he
also scripted.His focus on youth and the cultural and political
turmoil of 1960s Japan made him a central figure in the ShÅ chiku New
Wave alongside Nagisa ÅŒshima and Yoshishige Yoshida. He worked in a
variety of genres, from the yakuza film (Pale Flower) to the samurai
film (Assassination), but he particularly became known for his focus
on socially marginal characters and for an interest in traditional
Japanese theater, which found its greatest expression in Double
Suicide, in which actors are manipulated like Bunraku puppets. He also
was interested in sports, directing a documentary on the 1972 Winter
Olympics. Also known for his collaborations with such artists as
Shūji Terayama and TŠru Takemitsu, Shinoda left ShŠchiku in 1965 to
form his own production company, HyÅ gensha.
is a retired Japanese film director, originally associated with the
Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New
Wave in the 1960s.Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied
theater and also participated in the Hakone Ekiden long distance
race.He joined the ShÅ chiku Studio in 1953 as an assistant director,
where he worked on films by such directors as YasujirÅ Ozu. He
debuted as a director in 1960 with One-Way Ticket for Love, which he
also scripted.His focus on youth and the cultural and political
turmoil of 1960s Japan made him a central figure in the ShÅ chiku New
Wave alongside Nagisa ÅŒshima and Yoshishige Yoshida. He worked in a
variety of genres, from the yakuza film (Pale Flower) to the samurai
film (Assassination), but he particularly became known for his focus
on socially marginal characters and for an interest in traditional
Japanese theater, which found its greatest expression in Double
Suicide, in which actors are manipulated like Bunraku puppets. He also
was interested in sports, directing a documentary on the 1972 Winter
Olympics. Also known for his collaborations with such artists as
Shūji Terayama and TŠru Takemitsu, Shinoda left ShŠchiku in 1965 to
form his own production company, HyÅ gensha.
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