Shintarō Ishihara
Biography
Shintarō Ishihara was a Japanese writer born in Kobe on September 30, 1932. Over the course of his career he accumulated forty‑one known credits, reflecting his contributions to film and television. He was identified in industry records as male and was also listed under the alternative spelling Sintarô Ishihara Sh. Ishihara’s professional activity was recognized primarily for writing, and his work is catalogued in major entertainment databases. He passed away on February 1, 2022, at the age of eighty‑nine. His life spanned nearly nine decades, during which he left a documented legacy of written works in the Japanese media landscape.
Career overview
Shintarō Ishihara was a Japanese writer whose professional contributions are recorded under the name Sintarô Ishihara Sh. Born in Kobe, Japan, on 30 September 1932, he pursued a career that encompassed both film and television writing. Over the span of his life, Ishihara accumulated a total of 41 credited works, a figure that reflects his involvement in a range of productions across the two mediums. The breadth of his portfolio is documented on The Movie Database, where his profile lists separate sections for movies and TV shows, indicating that his writing was applied to projects in both arenas.
Ishihara’s career persisted until his death on 1 February 2022, when he passed away at the age of 89. Throughout his eight‑decade life, his output as a writer contributed to the Japanese entertainment industry, and his body of work remains catalogued in public film and television databases. While specific titles are not enumerated here, the record of 41 known credits underscores a substantial and sustained presence in the field of screenwriting. His legacy is preserved through the listings that continue to reference his contributions to cinema and television.
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- Aokigahara (2013)
- Aokigahara (2013) Story
- Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) Original Story
- For Those We Love (2007) Writer
- For Those We Love (2007) Executive Producer
- The Hidden Festival (1998) Original Story
- The Hidden Festival (1998) Screenplay
- Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986) Original Story
- The Terrifying Man-eating Shark Woman (1980) Short Story
- Tree of Youth (1977) Original Story
- The Petrified Forest (1973) Novel
- Yabanjin no Nekutai (1969) Novel
- Song of Vengeance (1968) Screenplay
- Captive's Island (1966) Screenplay
- Captive's Island (1966) Production Design
- This Is Youth! (1966) Screenplay
- Samurai Spy (1965) as Saizo Kirigakure
- おゝい雲！ (1965) Novel
- Why Are We Young? (1965) Story
- Pale Flower (1964) Novel
- The Eternal Life (1964) Novel
- Prince of Wolves (1963) Novel
- Love at Twenty (1962) Director
- Love at Twenty (1962) Writer
- Forbidden (1962) Original Story
- Tokyo (1962) Director
- Challenge to Live (1961) Original Story
- The Dangerous Kiss (1960)
- The Dangerous Kiss (1960) Novel
- The Day of Youth (1960) Original Story
- トップ屋を殺せ (1960) Original Story
- Woman from the Sea (1959) Screenplay
- Woman from the Sea (1959) Novel
- Umi no Chizu (1959) Original Story
- The Young Beast (1958) Director
- The Young Beast (1958) Screenplay
- The Young Beast (1958) Original Story
- 死の壁の脱出 (1958) Screenplay
- Rusty Knife (1958) Story
- Rusty Knife (1958) Screenplay
- The Perfect Game (1958) Story
- I Am Waiting (1957) Screenplay
- A Dangerous Hero (1957) as Akira Fuyuki
- Hole in One (1957) as Writer
- Crazed Fruit (1956)
- Crazed Fruit (1956) Novel
- Crazed Fruit (1956) Screenplay
- Engagement Ring (1956) as Tokio Kawaguchi
- Engagement Ring (1956) Original Story
- Engagement Ring (1956) Screenplay
- Punishment Room (1956) Novel
- Season of the Sun (1956)
- Season of the Sun (1956) Novel
- Lunar Eclipse (1956) Novel
- Summer in Eclipse (1956) as Naoki Mishima
- Summer in Eclipse (1956) Screenplay
- Summer in Eclipse (1956) Original Story