Writing
Toshirō Ishidō
1932-2011
Known for Eight Below, Black Rain, Antarctica.
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Born07/17/1932
Died11/01/2011
AgeDied at 79
BirthplaceOnomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
DepartmentWriting
Also known asToshio Iwado, Ishido Yoshi Akira, Toshiro Ishido
Biography
Toshirō Ishidō (石堂淑朗; born July 16, 1932 - Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese screenwriter known for his work with Yoshishige Yoshida (A Story Written with Water, Affair in the Snow and Woman of the Lake). He usually goes by the name of Ishido Yoshi Akira. His screenplay for the 1983 film "Antarctica" received an American adaptation under the name of "Eight Below" directed by Frank Marshall, which had a theatrical release in 2006.
