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Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 28, 1931

Died

December 2, 1984 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Shirō Moritani

Biography

Shirō Moritani (森谷 司郎, Moritani Shirō, September 28, 1931 – December 2, 1984) was a film director and screenwriter from Japan. Born in Tokyo, he debuted as an assistant director in Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo. His film Mount Hakkoda won Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film in 1978.

Known For

Directing