Shirō Moritani
Known for
Directing
Life
1931 – 1984 (aged 53)
Born in
View on IMDbTokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Shirō Moritani (森谷 司郎, Moritani Shirō, September 28, 1931 – December 2, 1984) was a film director and screenwriter from Japan. Born in Tokyo, he debuted as an assistant director in Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo. His film Mount Hakkoda won Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film in 1978.