Shunya Ito
Directing
Biography
Director and screenwriter, Shunya Itō is a Japanese film director known for starting the Sasori / Female Prisoner Scorpion series of 1970s exploitation films starring Meiko Kaji.
He won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards in 1985 with his film Gray Sunset,[2] a story of a man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This thus became Japan's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film instead of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, which caused a slight uproar in Western media as many critics thought Ran had a real chance of winning whereas Gray Sunset was not even shortlisted. (Galbraith)
The above information is sourced from the Shunya Itō Wikipedia page.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Shunya Ito
Gray Sunset
1985
Filmography
Production & Directing (31)
2020
Independence of JapanDirector
2020
Independence of JapanScreenplay
2020
Independence of JapanWriter
2013
Hajimari mo owari mo naiDirector
2013
Hajimari mo owari mo naiWriter
2010
300 MillionDirector
5.5
2010
300 MillionScreenplay
5.5
2006
What's a Director?Director
1998
PrideDirector
7.0
1998
PrideScreenplay
7.0
1995
9.0
1995
6.5
1989
6.5
1989
6.5
1988
Labyrinth RomanesqueDirector
5.0
1985
Gray SunsetDirector
6.2
1983
White Snake EnchantmentDirector
5.6
1982
To Trap a KidnapperDirector
7.7
1977
Curse of the Dog GodDirector
5.7
1977
Curse of the Dog GodScreenplay
5.7
1973
6.8
1972
7.1
1972
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41Screenplay
7.1
1972
Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionDirector
7.1
1971
Patience Has An EndScreenplay
5.9
1969
The Private PoliceAssistant Director
7.5
1967
ParoleAssistant Director
9.0
1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the SouthAssistant Director
7.0
1966
The Bullet and the HorseAssistant Director
9.0
1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4Assistant Director
9.0
1965
Abashiri PrisonAssistant Director
7.2