Toshiya Fujita (director)

Toshiya Fujita
Born(1932-01-16)January 16, 1932
Pyongyang, Korea during the Japanese occupation
DiedAugust 30, 1997(1997-08-30) (aged 65)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Other namesShigeya Fujita, Binpachi Fujita
Years active1955–1997 (death)
SpouseMiyoko Akaza

Toshiya Fujita (藤田 敏八, Fujita Toshiya, January 16, 1932 – August 30, 1997), also known as Shigeya Fujita (藤田繁矢, Fujita Shigeya), was a Japanese film director, film actor, and screenwriter. He is well-regarded in Japan for his youth films but is best known abroad for Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance, films not typical of his usual style.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  2. ^ "Fujita Toshiya". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 26 November 2010.