Shirō Toyoda

Shirō Toyoda (豊田 四郎, Toyoda Shirō, born 3 January 1906, Kyoto, Japan – 13 November 1977, Tokyo, Japan)[1] was a Japanese film director.

Shirō Toyoda
Shirō Toyoda in 1938
Born(1906-01-03)3 January 1906
Kyoto, Japan
Died13 November 1977(1977-11-13) (aged 71)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupationfilm director

Career

Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka.[2] He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu.[2][3] 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.[2] 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'ichirō Tanizaki, Masuji Ibuse, and Ango Sakaguchi.[2][3] He was particularly known for portraying weak men and strong women with a humorous touch, such as in films like Meoto zenzai (1955).[2] His career continued until the 1970s.

Filmography

Film director

He was the main director for over 65 films:[4]

  • (彩られる唇 Irodorareru kuchibiru) (1929)
  • (都会を泳ぐ女 Tokai o oyogu onna) (1929)
  • (友愛結婚 Yūai kekkon) (1930)
  • (心驕れる女 Kokoro ogoreru onna) (1930)
  • 愛よ人類と共にあれ　前篇　日本篇 (1931)
  • 隣の八重ちゃん (1934)
  • 私の兄さん (1934)
  • 三人の女性 (1935)
  • 春琴抄　お琴と佐助 (1935)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)
  • 大番頭小番頭 (1936)
  • 蒲田　大船スタジオの春 (1936)
  • 港は浮気風 (1937)
  • オヤケアカハチ (1937)
  • Young People (若い人 Wakai hito) (1937)
  • 十字砲火 (1937)
  • Crybaby Apprentice (泣蟲小僧 Nakimushi kozo) (1938)
  • (冬の宿 Fuyu no yado) (1938)
  • Nightingale (1938 film) (鶯 Uguisu) (1938)
  • 奥村五百子 (1940)
  • (小島の春 Kojima no haru) (1940)
  • (大日向村 Ōhinata-mura) (1940)
  • わが愛の記 (1941)
  • (若き姿 Wakaki sugata) (1943)
  • 檜舞台 (1946)
  • Four Love Stories (四つの恋の物語　第一話　初恋 Yottsu no koi no monogatari) (1947)
  • わが愛は山の彼方に (1948)
  • 白鳥は悲しからずや (1949)
  • (女の四季 Onna no shiki) (1950)
  • (えりことともに　第一部 Eriko to tomo-ni part 1) (1951)
  • (えりことともに　第二部 Eriko to tomo-ni part 2) (1951)
  • (せきれいの曲 Sekirei no kyoku) (1951)
  • 風ふたゝび (1952)
  • (春の囁き Haru no sasayaki) (1952)
  • The Wild Geese (1953 film) (雁 Gan) (1953)
  • (或る女 Aru onna) (1954)
  • Love Never Fails (1955 film) aka The Grass Whistle (麦笛 Mugibue) (1955)
  • (夫婦善哉 Meoto zenzai) (1955)
  • The Legend of the White Serpent (1956 film) (白夫人の妖恋 Byaku fujin no yoren) (1956)
  • A Cat, Two Women, and One Man (猫と庄造と二人のをんな Neko to shozo to futari no onna) (1956)
  • Snow Country (雪国, Yukiguni) (1957)
  • (夕凪 Yuunagi) (1957)
  • (負ケラレセン勝マデハ Makeraremasen katsumadewa) (1958)
  • The Inn in Front of the Train Station (喜劇　駅前旅館 Kigeki ekimae ryokan) (1958)
  • (花のれん Hana noren) (1959)
  • 男性飼育法 (1959)
  • (暗夜行路 Anyakōro) (1959)
  • (珍品堂主人 Chinpindō shujin) (1960)
  • The Twilight Story (〓東綺譚 Bokuto kidan) (1960)
  • The Diplomat's Mansion (東京夜話 Tokyo yawa) (1961)
  • Till Tomorrow Comes (明日ある限り Ashita aru kagiri) (1962)
  • (如何なる星の下に Ika naru hoshi no moto ni) (1962)
  • Madame Aki (憂愁平野 Yushu heiya) (1963)
  • The Miad Story (台所太平記 Daidokoro taiheiki) (1963)
  • (新・夫婦善哉 Shin meoto zenzai) (1963)
  • (喜劇 陽気な未亡人 Kigeki yōki-na mibōjin) (1964)
  • Sweet Sweat (甘い汗 Amai ase) (1964)
  • (波影 Nami kage) (1965)
  • Illusion of Blood (四谷怪談 Yotsuya kaidan) (1965)
  • Tale of a Carpenter (大工太平記 Daiku taiheki) (1965)
  • River of Forever (千曲川絶唱 Chikumagawa zesshō) (1967)
  • (喜劇　駅前百年 Kigeki ekimae hyakku-nen) (1967)
  • (喜劇　駅前開運 Kigeki ekimae kaiun) (1968)
  • Portrait of Hell (地獄変, Jigoku-hen) (1969)
  • 地獄変 (1969)
  • 恍惚の人 (1973)
  • 妻と女の間 (1976)

Screenwriter

He was screenwriter for over a dozen films:[4]

  • 夕の鐘 (1925)
  • 愛妻の秘密 (1925)
  • 覆面の影 (1926)
  • 万公 (1926)
  • 恋を拾った男 (1927)
  • 弱き人々 (1928)
  • 深夜のお客 (1928)
  • (彩られる唇 Irodorareru kuchibiru) (1929)
  • (都会を泳ぐ女 Tokai o oyogu onna) (1929)
  • 友愛結婚 (1930)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)
  • (一本刀土俵入 Yūai kekkon) (1936)
  • (春の囁き Haru no sasayaki) (1952)
  • Love Never Fails (1955 film) aka The Grass Whistle (麦笛 Mugibue) (1955) (writer)

Assistant director

He was assistant director for several films:[4]

  • 夕の鐘 (1925)
  • 弱き人々 (1928)
  • 深夜のお客 (1928)
  • 彩られる唇 (1929)
  • 都会を泳ぐ女 (1929)
  • 東京−大阪特ダネ往来 (1936)

Actor

He played as an actor in at least one film:[4]

  • Kin no tamago: Golden girl (金の卵) (1952)
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References
  1. Shiro Toyoda, Internet Movie Database, accessed 13 January 2009
  2. "Seitan hyakunen tokushū: Eiga kantoku Toyoda Shirō" (in Japanese). National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. "Toyoda Shirō". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. (in Japanese) Toyoda Shirō Japanese Movie Database


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