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Toshirō Ide (井手 俊郎, Ide Toshirō, 11 April 1910 – 3 July 1988) was a Japanese screenwriter for both film and television.

Toshirō Ide
井手俊郎
Born	(1910-04-11)11 April 1910 Kitahata, Saga
Died	3 July 1988(1988-07-03) (aged 78)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Screenwriter

Career

Born in the village of Kitahata in Saga Prefecture, Ide graduated from the Tokyo Higher School of Arts (now the Faculty of Engineering of Chiba University).[1] He initially worked as a magazine illustrator and advertising designer, but through an introduction from the producer Sanezumi Fujimoto, he joined the Toho Studios, first working as a theater manager.[1][2] After serving during World War II, he rejoined Toho and debuted as a screenwriter in 1949 with Aoi sanmyaku, which was a major hit.[1] He turned freelance in 1951,[3] and penned scripts for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yuzo Kawashima, and Kihachi Okamoto. He was known for his adaptations of literary works.[3] He also wrote scripts for television.[3]

Selected filmography

• Aoi sanmyaku (1949)
• Repast (1951)
• Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo (1952)
• Adolescence Part II (1953)
• An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
• Wife (1953)
• Husband and Wife (1953)
• Onna no Koyomi (1954)
• A Wife's Heart (1956)
• Romantic Daughters (1956)
• Nagareru (1956)
• Suzaki Paradise: Akashingō (1956)
• On Wings of Love (1957)
• Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
• A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
• The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
• The Stranger Within a Woman (1966)

References

External links

• Toshirō Ide at IMDb
• Ide Toshirō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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