was a Japanese

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

for both film and television.

Career

Born in the village of Kitahata in

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...

, Ide graduated from the Tokyo Higher School of Arts (now the Faculty of Engineering of

Chiba University is a national university in the city of Chiba, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. The university was formed in 1949 from e ...

). He initially worked as a magazine illustrator and advertising designer, but through an introduction from the producer

Sanezumi Fujimoto was a Japanese film producer. He served as the head of production for Toho Studios. He was co-producer of Akira Kurosawa's ''The Hidden Fortress''. He also produced many other films, including Yasujirō Ozu's ''The End of Summer'', Kihachi Oka ...

, he joined the

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, first working as a theater manager. After serving during World War II, he rejoined Toho and debuted as a screenwriter in 1949 with ''

Aoi sanmyaku is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and '' Bushi ...

'', which was a major hit. He turned freelance in 1951, and penned scripts for directors such as

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, and

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. He was known for his adaptations of literary works. He also wrote scripts for television.

Selected filmography

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'' (1949) *'' Repast'' (1951) *''

Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kōzō Saeki. Overview Chiemi Eri sings in the film. Cast * Chiemi Eri * Jun Negami * Kazuko Fushimi * Jōji Oka * Minoru Chiaki * Ayako Wakao See also * List of films in the public ...

'' (1952) *''

Adolescence Part II is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda. It is a sequel to the 1952 film Shishunki, directed by Seiji Maruyama. Cast External links 1953 films Films directed by Ishirō Honda Toho films Japanese drama films 1953 drama fi ...

'' (1953) *''

An Inlet of Muddy Water ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' ( ja, にごりえ, Nigorie) is a 1953 Japanese drama film based on short stories by Ichiyō Higuchi and directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and awarded numerous national film p ...

'' (1953) *''

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'' (1953) *'' Husband and Wife'' (1953) *''

Onna no Koyomi is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu based on the short story collection by the Japanese woman writer Sakae Tsuboi. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Kinuyo Tanaka as Michi Saeki * Yōko Sugi as Kuniko H ...

'' (1954) *''

A Wife's Heart is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. Plot Kiyoko lives with her husband Shinji and Shinji's mother in the family's house, where the married couple runs a not-too-successful food store. Although their marriage is not happy, it i ...

'' (1956) *''

Romantic Daughters is a 1956 color Japanese film directed by Toshio Sugie. It is romance comedy film. Production designer was Shinobu Muraki, sound recordist was Shoichi Fujinawa and lighting technician was Mitsuo Kaneko. Cast References External links ...

'' (1956) *''

Nagareru is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the novel ''Nagareru'' by Aya Kōda. Plot Widow Rika starts working as a maid in the okiya (geisha lodging house) of geisha Otsuta, who lives with her daughter Katsuyo, her ...

'' (1956) *'' Suzaki Paradise: Akashingō'' (1956) *''

On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first film released in Tohoscope. Production ''On Wings of Love'' was the third film in the ''Sannin Musume'' series of ro ...

'' (1957) *'' Daughters, Wives and a Mother'' (1960) *''

A Wanderer's Notebook , also known as '' Her Lonely Lane'', is a 1962 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Hideko Takamine. It is based on the autobiographical novel of the same title by writer Fumiko Hayashi and its stage adaptation ...

'' (1962) *'' The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman'' (1963) *''

The Stranger Within a Woman is a 1966 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on the 1951 novel ''The Thin Line'' by Edward Atiyah. Plot Isao and Masako Toshiro are what looks like a happily married middle-class couple with two children. One day, Sayur ...

'' (1966)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ide, Toshiro 1910 births 1988 deaths People from Saga Prefecture Chiba University alumni 20th-century Japanese screenwriters