Leonard Schrader

1943–2006 · American screenwriter and film director

Leonard Schrader 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.

Leonard Schrader, in order

1. 1978 Blue Collar: wrote · directed by Paul Schrader
2. 1979 Old Boyfriends: wrote · directed by Joan Tewkesbury
3. 1979 Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko: wrote · directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa
4. 1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring: wrote · directed by Yōji Yamada
5. 1982 The Killing of America: directed, wrote
6. 1983 P. P. Rider: wrote · directed by Shinji Sōmai
7. 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman: wrote · directed by Héctor Babenco
8. 1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters: wrote, produced · directed by Paul Schrader · critics 79%, audiences 90%
9. 1990 Naked Tango: directed, wrote · audiences 90%