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Hirô Matsuda(1933-2022)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Hirô Matsuda was born on 3 September 1933 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Shaso (1989), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978) and Gray Sunset (1985). He died on 24 March 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornSeptember 3, 1933
DiedMarch 24, 2022(88)
BornSeptember 3, 1933
DiedMarch 24, 2022(88)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Shaso (1989)
Shaso
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1989
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1978
Gray Sunset (1985)
Gray Sunset
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1985
To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)
To Trap a Kidnapper
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1982

Credits

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Writer

  • The Yagyu Conspiracy
    TV Movie
    • co-writer
    • 2008
  • Yagyû ichizoku no imbô
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • idea (as Hiroo Matsuda)
    • 2008
  • Pride (1998)
    Pride
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Rino Katase, Yôko Minamino, Miyuki Nakano, Keiko Saitô, Mari Torigoe, Mai Oikawa, and Megumi Morisaki in Shinonomerô onna no ran (1994)
    Shinonomerô onna no ran
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Tengoku no Taizai (1992)
    Tengoku no Taizai
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Succession (1992)
    Succession
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Ryakudatsu ai (1991)
    Ryakudatsu ai
    6.3
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Isan sôzoku (1990)
    Isan sôzoku
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Shaso (1989)
    Shaso
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Shogun's Shadow (1989)
    Shogun's Shadow
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)
    Labyrinth Romanesque
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Night Train (1987)
    Night Train
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Michi (1986)
    Michi
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Gray Sunset (1985)
    Gray Sunset
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Appassionata (1984)
    Appassionata
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1984

Director

  • Vampire (1968)
    Vampire
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968–1969

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hiroo Matsuda
  • Born
    • September 3, 1933
    • Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • March 24, 2022
    • Tokyo, Japan(malignant lymphoma)
  • Parents
      Sadatsugu Matsuda

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