Toshiya Fujita

Birthday: 1/16/1932
Deathday: 8/29/1997
Place of birth: Pyongyang, North Korea
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: 藤田敏八

Biography

Toshiya Fujita (藤田敏八 Fujita Toshiya, January 16, 1932 – August 29, 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 ironically not typical of his usual style.