Directing · b. 1903 · Shizuoka, Japan

Hiroshi Shimizu

Biography

Hiroshi Shimizu ( March 28, 1903 – June 23, 1966) was a Japanese film director, known for his silent films with detailed depictions of Japanese society. He was born in Shizuoka and attended the Shochiku studio in Tokyo where he began making films in 1924, at the age of just 21. A friend and colleague of Yasujiro Ozu, he is believed to have directed at least 166 films during his career. He died of a heart attack on June 23, 1966, at the age of 63. Though respected in his time, today he is largely unknown, even in his native Japan. In 2008, Shochiku released two box sets which include eight of h...

Directed
Image of a Mother 1959 A Mother's Journey 1958 Dancing Girl 1957 The Sentimental Idiot 1956 Children Seeking a Mother 1956 Girl's Reform School 1956 Sound in the Mist 1956 The Shiinomi School 1955 The Tale of Jiro 1955 Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi 1953 Tokyo Profile 1953 Mole Alley 1953 Children of the Great Buddha 1952 Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next 1951 Under the Blossoming Peach 1951 A Mother's Love 1950 娘十八嘘つき時代 1949 Mr. Shosuke Ohara 1949 Children of the Beehive 1948 Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather 1948 Victory Song 1945 Sayon's Bell 1943 Ramayana 1942 Dawn Chorus 1941 Ornamental Hairpin 1941 Notes of an Itinerant Performer 1941 Introspection Tower 1941 Record of a Woman Doctor 1941 Acorns & Chestnuts 1941 Nobuko 1940 Keijo 1940 Tomodachi 1940 Weeds with flowers 1939 Four Seasons of Children 1939 The Masseurs and a Woman 1938 Family Diary 1938 Children in the Wind 1937 A Star Athlete 1937 The Golden Demon 1937 Forget Love for Now 1937 Renai muteki kantai 1937 Goodbye to the Front 1937 Mr. Thank You 1936 A Hero of Tokyo 1935 Him, Her, and the Boys 1935 Eclipse 1934 Mother of the East 1934 Japanese Girls at the Harbor 1933 The Boss's Son at College 1933 A Woman Crying in Spring 1933 Rikugun Daikoshin 1932 Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter 1932 Passion 1932 Storm Zone 1932 Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter 1931 Shining Love 1931 Silver Stream 1931 At a Crossroads 1930 Eternal Heart 1929 Stick Girl 1929 Parent 1929 The Blacksmith of the Forest 1929 Cheerful Song 1929 Honoo no sora 1927 Troubled Days 1926 The Betrayed 1926 The Cursed Sword 1926 The Little Traveling Entertainer 1925 Cry of the Raging Current 1925 The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple 1925 Fallen Samurai 1925 Love's Snare 1925 Beyond The Pass 1924 Village Pasture 1924
Other Credits
My Darling of the Mountains Scenario Writer 2008 Walk Cheerfully Story 1930 I Graduated, But... Story 1929
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