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Hiroshi Shimizu
Shizuoka, Japan
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 an…
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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.
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2008
My Darling of the Mountains
Movie Scenario Writer
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1959
Image of a Mother
Movie Director
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1958
A Mother's Journey
Movie Director
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1957
Dancing Girl
Movie Director
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1956
Sound in the Mist
Movie Director
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1956
Children Seeking a Mother
Movie Director
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1956
The Sentimental Idiot
Movie Director
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1956
Girl's Reform School
Movie Director
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1955
The Tale of Jiro
Movie Screenplay
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1955
The Shiinomi School
Movie Director
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1954
The Second Kiss
Movie Director
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1953
Tokyo Profile
Movie Screenplay
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1953
Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi
Movie Director
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1953
Mole Alley
Movie Screenplay
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1952
Children of the Great Buddha
Movie Writer
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1951
Under the Blossoming Peach
Movie Writer
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1951
Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next
Movie Director
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1950
A Mother's Love
Movie Screenplay
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1949
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Movie Director
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1949
娘十八嘘つき時代
Movie Director
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1948
Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather
Movie Director
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1948
Children of the Beehive
Movie Director
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1945
Victory Song
Movie Writer
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1943
Sayon's Bell
Movie Director
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1941
Record of a Woman Doctor
Movie Director
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1941
Ornamental Hairpin
Movie Director
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1941
Dawn Chorus
Movie Director
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1941
Acorns & Chestnuts
Movie Screenplay
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1941
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
Movie Director
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1941
Introspection Tower
Movie Director
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1940
Tomodachi
Movie Director
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1940
Keijo
Movie Director
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1940
Nobuko
Movie Director
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1939
Weeds with flowers
Movie Director
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1939
Four Seasons of Children
Movie Director
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1938
Family Diary
Movie Director
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1938
The Masseurs and a Woman
Movie Director
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1937
Children in the Wind
Movie Director
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1937
Goodbye to the Front
Movie Director
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1937
Forget Love for Now
Movie Director
