Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
123 years · Shizuoka, Japan · 55 films
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 films. In 2009, a Criterion Collection box set of four of his films was released.
Best known for
Mr. Thank You
1936 · Director, Screenplay
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The Masseurs and a Woman
1938 · Director, Screenplay
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Ornamental Hairpin
1941 · Director, Screenplay
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Japanese Girls at the Harbor
1933 · Director
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Children of the Beehive
1948 · Director, Producer
Children in the Wind
1937 · Director
Filmography 55
Image of a Mother
1959 · Director
A Mother's Journey
1958 · Director
Dancing Girl
1957 · Director
Sound in the Mist
1956 · Director
Children Seeking a Mother
1956 · Director, Writer
The Sentimental Idiot
1956 · Director, Screenplay
Girl's Reform School
1956 · Director, Screenplay
The Tale of Jiro
1955 · Screenplay, Director
The Shiinomi School
1955 · Director, Writer
The Second Kiss
1954 · Director
Tokyo Profile
1953 · Screenplay, Director
Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi
1953 · Director
Mole Alley
1953 · Screenplay, Director
Children of the Great Buddha
1952 · Director, Writer
Under the Blossoming Peach
1951 · Director, Writer
Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next
1951 · Director, Screenplay
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949 · Director, Screenplay
娘十八嘘つき時代
1949 · Director
Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather
1948 · Director
Children of the Beehive
1948 · Director, Producer
Victory Song
1945 · Writer, Director
Sayon's Bell
1943 · Director
Record of a Woman Doctor
1941 · Director
Ornamental Hairpin
1941 · Director, Screenplay
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