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Toshirō Ide

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Toshirō Ide
井手俊郎
Born(1910-04-11)11 April 1910
Died3 July 1988(1988-07-03) (aged 78)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationScreenwriter

Toshirō Ide (井手 俊郎, Ide Toshirō, 11 April 1910 – 3 July 1988) was a Japanese screenwriter for both film and television.

Career

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Born in the village of Kitahata in Saga Prefecture, Ide graduated from the Tokyo Higher School of Arts (now the Faculty of Engineering of Chiba University).[1] He initially worked as a magazine illustrator and advertising designer, but through an introduction from the producer Sanezumi Fujimoto, he joined the Toho Studios, first working as a theater manager.[1][2] After serving during World War II, he rejoined Toho and debuted as a screenwriter in 1949 with Aoi sanmyaku, which was a major hit.[1] He turned freelance in 1951,[3] and penned scripts for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yuzo Kawashima, and Kihachi Okamoto. He was known for his adaptations of literary works.[3] He also wrote scripts for television.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "井手俊郎(いでとしろう)". 唐津市 (in Japanese). Karatsu City. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "井手俊郎(イデ トシロウ)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "井手俊郎(いでとしろう)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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