Shunya Ito
Known for
Shunya Ito has spent the career as a Japanese director who works where the film is put together rather than where it is watched. 'Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion' sits at the front of the credit list. 'Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41' is close behind in visibility. The early projects were smaller than the ones that followed. Counting everything, 16 productions carry his name.
Shunya Ito
16 Directed
Shunya Ito has spent the career as a Japanese director who works where the film is put together rather than where it is watched. 'Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion' sits at the front of the credit list. 'Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41' is close behind in visibility. The early projects were smaller than the ones that followed. Counting everything, 16 productions carry his name.
Movies
Director
Labyrinth Romanesque
1988
Director
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Director
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
1995
Director
White Snake Enchantment
1983
Director
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973
Director
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972
Director
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Director
Curse of the Dog God
1977
Director
Gray Sunset
1985
Full Filmography
Independence of Japan
Director
2020
Film
Hajimari mo owari mo nai
Director
2013
Film
300 Million
Director
2010
Film
Pride
Director
1998
Film
Demon Blade: The Assassin Katana of Onimaro
Director
1995
Film
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Director
1995
Film
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
Director
1989
Film
Labyrinth Romanesque
Director
1988
Film
Gray Sunset
Director
1985
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Shunya Ito and where are they from?
Shunya Ito is 89 years old, born on February 17, 1937 in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Shunya Ito?
Shunya Ito is best known for directing Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable.
How many movies has Shunya Ito directed?
Over a 55-year career (since 1971), Shunya Ito has directed or written 16 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Shunya Ito's first movie?
The career of Shunya Ito began with Patience Has An End (1971).
What is Shunya Ito's most recent movie or series?
Shunya Ito's most recent release is Independence of Japan, which premiered on December 18, 2020.
Shunya Ito
1937-02-17 · Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Director and screenwriter, Shunya Itō is a Japanese film director known for starting the Sasori / Female Prisoner Scorpion series of 1970s exploitation films starring Meiko Kaji.
He won Picture of the Year at the Japanese Academy Awards in 1985 with his film Gray Sunset,[2] a story of a man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This thus became Japan's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film instead of Akira Kurosawa's Ran, which caused a slight uproar in Western media as many critics thought Ran had a real chance of winning whereas Gray Sunset was not even shortlisted. (Galbraith)
The above information is sourced from the Shunya Itō Wikipedia page.