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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.
Nov 7, 2006 · LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (AP) — Leonard Schrader, who wrote the screenplay for the Academy Award-nominated film “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and was co-writer of the critically praised “Mishima,” died...
Nov 5, 2006 · Leonard Schrader, who was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay adaptation for the 1985 film “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and headed the graduate screenwriting program at the American Film...
Leonard Schrader, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” died of heart failure Friday in Los Angeles. He was 62. With his younger brother, director...
Leonard Schrader. Writer/Director. 29 November 1943 to 2 November 2006. American screenwriter Schrader made his screen debut with The Yakuza (1975), co-written with his younger brother Paul. Japanese themes loomed large in his canon, although he also worked on Blue Collar (1978), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Mishima (1985).
Film director, educator, and author. Schrader was best known as the critically acclaimed screenwriter of the movie Kiss of the Spider Woman. Growing up the son of strict Calvinist parents, he knew little about American movies and television until he left home for college.
The Killing of America (Japanese: アメリカン・バイオレンス, Hepburn: Amerikan baiorensu, "American violence") is a 1981 Japanese–American documentary and mondo film directed by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader. The film was premiered in New York City in February 1982 and was shown at the 2013 Fantasia Festival. [1]
