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Toshiya Fujita(1932-1997)

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  • Actor
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Toshiya Fujita was born on January 16, 1932 in Pyongyang, Korea. Following graduation from Tokyo University Fujita joined the Nikkatsu studio in 1955. Toshiya initially worked at Nikkatsu as a publicist, screenwriter, and assistant director prior to directing his first film in 1967. His debut feature won Fujita the 1967 New Directors Award from the Directors Guild of Japan. Toshiya's films for Nikkatsu alternated primarily between youth dramas and Japanese soft-core Roman porno pink movies, with the acclaimed drama The Days of No Return (1978) in particular rating as a notable success that won Toshiya a Kinema Jumpo Award for Best Director in 1979. However, Fujita achieved his greatest cult cinema popularity outside Japan with the classic action thriller Lady Snowblood (1973) and its sequel Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974), which were two highly atypical departures for Fujita that were produced by an independent company while on hiatus from Nikkatsu. Toshiya continued directing films on a regular basis well into the late 1980's. In addition, Fujita also acted in a handful of movies. He died at age 65 from liver failure on August 30, 1997 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 16, 1932
DiedAugust 30, 1997(65)
BornJanuary 16, 1932
DiedAugust 30, 1997(65)
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The Days of No Return (1978)
The Days of No Return
7.1
  • Director
  • 1978
Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase (1970)
Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase
6.3
  • Director
  • 1970
Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)
Lady Snowblood
7.6
  • Director
  • 1973
Dangerous Liaisons
5.4
  • Director
  • 1978

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Director

  • Revolver (1988)
    Revolver
  • Beyond the Shining Sea
  • The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984)
    The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe
  • Double Bed (1983)
    Double Bed
  • Toumei na kisetsu
  • Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai (1982)
    Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai
  • Slow na boogie ni shitekure (1981)
    Slow na boogie ni shitekure
  • Tenshi o yûwaku (1979)
    Tenshi o yûwaku
  • Jûhassai, umi e (1979)
    Jûhassai, umi e
  • So Soft, So Cunning (1979)
    So Soft, So Cunning
  • The Days of No Return (1978)
    The Days of No Return
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Shin Kogarashi Monjirô (1977)
    Shin Kogarashi Monjirô
  • Female Delinquent: A Docu-Drama
  • Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting (1977)
    Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting

Actor

  • Hotaru no yado
  • Katte ni shiyagare!! Eiyû keikaku (1996)
    Katte ni shiyagare!! Eiyû keikaku
  • Nurunuru Cancan (1996)
    Nurunuru Cancan
  • Namida tataete bishô seyo: Meiji no musuko, Shimada Seijiro
  • Kaseifu wa mita! 14
  • Nettai rakuen kurabu (1994)
    Nettai rakuen kurabu
  • Za Chugaku kyoshi
  • Gorotsuki
  • Pachinko Graffiti
  • Kanojo ga kekkon shinai riyû
  • Tekken (1990)
    Tekken
  • Eien no 1/2
  • Haru no kane (1985)
    Haru no kane
  • Fruits of Passion (1981)
    Fruits of Passion
  • Shiki Natsuko (1980)
    Shiki Natsuko

Writer

  • The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe (1984)
    The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe
  • Tenshi o yûwaku (1979)
    Tenshi o yûwaku
  • Howaito rabu (1979)
    Howaito rabu
  • The Days of No Return (1978)
    The Days of No Return
  • Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting (1977)
    Girl's Pleasure: Man Hunting
  • Senso o shiranai kodomotachi
  • Yoshio Harada and Kaori Momoi in Akai tori nigeta? (1973)
    Akai tori nigeta?
  • Wet Sand in August (1971)
    Wet Sand in August
  • Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase (1970)
    Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase
  • Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
    Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
  • Hiko shonen: Wakamono no toride
  • Hiko shonen: Hinode no sakebi (1967)
    Hiko shonen: Hinode no sakebi
  • Thirst for Love (1966)
    Thirst for Love
    • (as Shigeo Fujita)

Personal details

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    • January 16, 1932
    • Pyongyang, Korea
    • August 30, 1997
    • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan(liver failure)
    • Miyoko Akaza

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