Toshiya Fujita

Toshiya Fujita

Known for
Directing
Born
January 16, 1932
Died
August 29, 1997 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Pyongyang, North Korea

Biography

Toshiya Fujita (藤田 敏八 Fujita Toshiya, January 16, 1932 – August 29, 1997), also known as Shigeya Fujita (藤田繁矢 Fujita Shigeya), was a Japanese film director, film actor, and screenwriter. He is well-regarded in Japan for his youth films but is best known abroad for Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance, films ironically not typical of his usual style.

Known For

Filmography

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Toumei na kisetsu

Toumei na kisetsu

Movie · Director

1988
Revolver poster

Revolver

Movie · Director

1986
Beyond the Shining Sea poster

Beyond the Shining Sea

Movie · Director

1984
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel poster

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

Movie · Director

1983
Double Bed poster

Double Bed

Movie · Director

1982
The Unspoiled Diamond poster

The Unspoiled Diamond

Movie · Director

1981
Play it, Boogie-Woogie poster

Play it, Boogie-Woogie

Movie · Director

1979
Temptation of Angel poster

Temptation of Angel

Movie · Director

1979
Eighteen Years, to the Sea poster

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Movie · Director

1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly poster

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

Movie · Director

1978
The Days of No Return poster

The Days of No Return

Movie · Director

1978
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

Movie · Director

1977
Confessions of a Teenage Mother poster

Confessions of a Teenage Mother

Movie · Director

1977
Girl’s Pleasure: Man Hunting poster

Girl’s Pleasure: Man Hunting

Movie · Director

1975
Barefoot in Blue Jeans poster

Barefoot in Blue Jeans

Movie · Director

1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance poster

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

Movie · Director

1974
Red Paper Lantern poster

Red Paper Lantern

Movie · Director

1974
Younger Sister poster

Younger Sister

Movie · Director

1974
Virgin Blues poster

Virgin Blues

Movie · Director

1974
Statue in Fire poster

Statue in Fire

Movie · Director

1973
Lady Snowblood poster

Lady Snowblood

Movie · Director

1973
Did the Red Bird Escape? poster

Did the Red Bird Escape?

Movie · Director

1973
Sweet Scent of Eros poster

Sweet Scent of Eros

Movie · Director

1973
A Woman Who Warns of Death poster

A Woman Who Warns of Death

Movie · Director

1973
Horror Theater Unbalance poster

Horror Theater Unbalance

TV · Director · 1 ep

1972
August: Scent of Eros poster

August: Scent of Eros

Movie · Director

1972
Temptation of Eros poster

Temptation of Eros

Movie · Director

1971
Wet Sand in August poster

Wet Sand in August

Movie · Director

1971
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71 poster

Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71

Movie · Director

1970
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo poster

Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

Movie · Director

1970
A Young Man's Stronghold poster

A Young Man's Stronghold

Movie · Director

1970
Step on the Gas! poster

Step on the Gas!

Movie · Director

1968
Japan Year Zero poster

Japan Year Zero

Movie · Director

1967
The Black Sheep poster

The Black Sheep

Movie · Assistant Director

1967
Thirst for Love poster

Thirst for Love

Movie · Assistant Director

1967
Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun poster

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun

Movie · Director

1966
The Swan Elegy poster

The Swan Elegy

Movie · Assistant Director

1965
Song of Dawn poster

Song of Dawn

Movie · Assistant Director

1964
Tale on Tokai Chivalry poster

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

Movie · Assistant Director

1964
The Bride is Fifteen poster

The Bride is Fifteen

Movie · Assistant Director

1963
The Gambling Monk poster

The Gambling Monk

Movie · Assistant Director

1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny poster

Glass-Hearted Johnny

Movie · Assistant Director

1962
I Hate But Love poster

I Hate But Love

Movie · Assistant Director

1961
Gambler in the Sea poster

Gambler in the Sea

Movie · Assistant Director

1961
The Plateau Man poster

The Plateau Man

Movie · Assistant Director Trainee