Hiroshi Shimizu

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-03-28 (63 years old)

Deathday

1966-06-23

Place of Birth

Shizuoka, Japan

Hiroshi Shimizu

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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 his film...

Production

1953

Tokyo Profile

as Screenplay

1940

Nobuko

as Director

1939

1939

Weeds with flowers

as Screenplay

1940

Keijo

as Director

1956

1956

1936

Mr. Thank You

as Screenplay

1936

Mr. Thank You

as Director

1956

1956

1930

Kiro Ni Tachite

as Director

1941

Dawn Chorus

as Director

1941

1929

Eternal Heart

as Director

1940

Tomodachi

as Director

1937

1932

1937

A Star Athlete

as Director

1943

Sayon's Bell

as Director

1949

1937

The Golden Demon

as Director

1937

1941

1955

1955

1938

1940

Tomodachi

as Screenplay

1927

Honoo no sora

as Director

1929

Stick Girl

as Director

1935

A Hero of Tokyo

as Director

2008

My Darling of the Mountains

as Scenario Writer

1934

Eclipse

as Director

1931

Shining Love

as Director

1953

Mole Alley

as Screenplay

1941

Donguri and Shinomi

as Screenplay

1949

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

as Screenplay

1930

1931

Silver Stream

as Director

1950

A Mother's Love

as Director

1950

A Mother's Love

as Screenplay

1955

The Tale of Jiro

as Director

1955

The Tale of Jiro

as Screenplay

1938

Family Diary

as Director

1953

Tokyo Profile

as Director

1937

1937

Renai muteki kantai

as Screenplay

1937

1945

Victory Song

as Writer

1929

Parent

as Director

1935

1945

Victory Song

as Director

1957

Dancing Girl

as Director

1941

Introspection Tower

as Screenplay

1948

1932

Passion

as Director

1924

Beyond The Pass

as Director

1953

Mole Alley

as Director

1959

1958

1956

1941

1941

Ornamental Hairpin

as Screenplay

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