Shinkichi Noda was born on January 28, 1916 in Yawatahama City, Ehime, Japan as Shinkichi Watari. He was a director and writer, known for Kuzureru numa: Gaka Yamashita Kikuji (1976), Kikansha kozo (1949) and Olympic o hakobu (1964). He died on November 22, 1993 in Japan.