Toshiya Fujita (director)

Toshiya Fujita (藤田 敏八), also known as Shigaya Fujita, was a Japanese filmmaker, film actor, and screenwriter. He is credited with 29 films but is best known for Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance. He died of acute liver failure at age 65.

Awards
Toshiya Fujita has been nominated two times for the Award of the Japanese Academy in 1979 (Best Director and Best Screenplay for Kaerazaru hibi) and 1981 ( Best supporting actor for Tsigoineruwaizen). He also won the Readers' Choice Award in 1979 (Best Japanese Film Director for Kaerazaru hibi).

Director

 * Nora-Neko Rock: Wild Jumbo Nara-neko rokku: Wairudo janbo (1970)
 * Step on the Gas Shinjuku outlaw: Buttobase (1970)
 * Beat '71 Nora-neko rokku: Bôsô shudan '71 (1971)
 * Erosu wa amaki kaori (1973)
 * Akai tori nigeta (1973)
 * Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫 Shurayukihime) (1973)
 * Honô no shôzô (1974)
 * Virgin Blues (1974)
 * Imouto (1974)
 * Aka chôchin (1974)
 * Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga (1974)
 * Jitsuroku furyo shoujo: kan (1977)
 * Kiken na kankei (1978)

Actor

 * Zigeunerweisen (1980)
 * Tampopo (1985)