Toshiya Fujita (藤田 敏八 Fujita Toshiya?, January 16, 1932–August 30, 1997), 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).
Partial filmography[]
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)
External links[]
- Toshiya Fujita at the Internet Movie Database
- Toshiya Fujita at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
| File:Japan film icon.svg | This biographical article related to film in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
it:Toshiya Fujita