Portrait of Toshirō Ishidō

Writing

Toshirō Ishidō

Career

Active from 1960 to 2001, busiest in 1983 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Return of Ultraman
Return of Ultraman
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Toshirō Ishidō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Critique 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Giant Monster Battles 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Sexual Liberation 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 70
Eight Below
Eight Below (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Story

Closed Ward
Closed Ward (2001)

Screenplay

1990s

2 titles · average score 80
Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer

House of Sleeping Beauties
House of Sleeping Beauties (1995)

Screenplay

1980s

7 titles · average score 77
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo (1986)

Writer

Sure Death
Sure Death (1984)

as Shōbei

Antarctica
Antarctica (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Dark Room
Dark Room (1983)

Screenplay

Afternoon of the Evil Spirits
Afternoon of the Evil Spirits (1983)

Writer

Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady (1983)

Screenplay

1970s

7 titles · average score 71
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

as Presiding Judge

The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai (1976)

Screenplay

Sex Education Mistresses
Sex Education Mistresses (1973)

Screenplay

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show · Writer

Poem
Poem (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Mandala
Mandala (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

This Transient Life
This Transient Life (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

1960s

13 titles · average score 70
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

as Priest

Affair in the Snow
Affair in the Snow (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Woman of the Lake
Woman of the Lake (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

A Story Written with Water
A Story Written with Water (1965)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Abalone Gals
The Abalone Gals (1965)

Screenplay

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1963)

Screenplay

The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)

Screenplay

The Catch
The Catch (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jiro, Yoichi's son

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Assistant Director