Shirō Toyoda
Shirō Toyoda | |
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Shirō Toyoda in 1938 | |
| Born | 3 January 1906 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 13 November 1977 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1925–1976 |
Shirō Toyoda (豊田 四郎, Toyoda Shirō; 3 January 1906 – 13 November 1977) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed over 60 films during his career which spanned 50 years. He was denoted for his high-quality adaptations of works of many important twentieth-century Japanese writers.