Shirō Moritani
Born
September 28, 1931
Died
December 2, 1984 (53 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Shirō Moritani (森谷 司郎, Moritani Shirō, September 28, 1931 – December 2, 1984) was a film director and screenwriter from Japan. Born in Tokyo, he debuted as an assistant director in Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo. His film Mount Hakkoda won Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film in 1978.