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Leonard Schrader

Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer / Film Producer | * 11/30/1943 († 62, 11/02/2006) | Grand Rapids, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Leonard Schrader (November 30, 1943 – November 2, 2006) was an American screenwriter and director, most notable for his ability to write Japanese-language films and for his many collaborations with his brother, Paul Schrader. He earned an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay he wrote for the film Kiss of the Spider Woman. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and R ...

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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1985 | 3.9/5 | 2h 1min
Drama
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When a young European woman assumes a false identity in 1920s Argentina, she gets more than she bargained for. ...

Naked Tango

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1991 | 3.3/5 | 1h 30min
Romance / Love, Drama
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The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dres ...

Kiss of the Spider Woman

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1985 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Drama
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Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia. ...

The Yakuza

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1974 | 3.6/5 | 1h 52min
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Leonard Schrader

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Leonard Schrader as Crew(15)

Writing/Writer2010 Edie: Girl on Fire
Directing/Director1991 Naked Tango
Writing/Writer1991 Naked Tango
Writing/Screenplay1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
Writing/Writer1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Writing/Writer1983 P. P. Rider
Directing/Director1981 The Killing of America
Production/Producer1981 The Killing of America
Writing/Writer1981 The Killing of America
Writing/Writer1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Writing/Writer1979 Old Boyfriends
Writing/Screenplay1979 The Man Who Stole the Sun
Writing/Story1979 The Man Who Stole the Sun
Writing/Screenplay1978 Blue Collar
Writing/Story1974 The Yakuza

Full Name: Leonard Schrader
Born: Tuesday, 11/30 1943 (November) in Grand Rapids, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 11/02 2006 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 62)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: Chapman University
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Chieko Schrader
Siblings: Paul Schrader
Leonard Schrader frequently works together with these people:
Paul Schrader (7x, Crew)
David Weisman (5x, Crew)
Chieko Schrader (4x, Crew)
Patricio Bisso (4x, Actor)
Richard Jordan (2x, Actor)
Sydney Pollack (2x, Crew)
Eimei Esumi (2x, Actor)
Hideo Kumagai (2x, Crew)
Michael Maiello (2x, Crew)
Mataichirô Yamamoto (2x, Crew)
Jane Holzer (2x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:618026, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024