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, 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)
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Filmography
all 17
Movies 17
Director 16
Screenplay 1
Director
Independence of Japan (2020)
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Director
Hajimari mo owari mo nai (2013)
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Director
300 Million (2010)
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Director
What's a Director? (2006)
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Director
Pride (1998)
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Director
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
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5.3
Director
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape (1989)
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Director
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)
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Director
Gray Sunset (1985)
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Director
White Snake Enchantment (1983)
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Director
To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)
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Director
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
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Director
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
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3.57
Director
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
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4
Director
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
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3.63
Screenplay
Patience Has An End (1971)
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Assistant Director
Parole (1967)
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Ratings
Average 5.22
Based on 12.1 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1967
1977
1988
1995
2020
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-02-17 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceJapan, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsShunya Itô, 伊藤 俊也, Shunya Itō, Shun'ya Itô
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon
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