Hiroshi Shimizu
Directing
Born March 28, 1903 · 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 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.
Directed (73)
Image of a Mother
1959
A Mother's Journey
1958
Dancing Girl
1957
Sound in the Mist
1956
Children Seeking a Mother
1956
The Sentimental Idiot
1956
Girl's Reform School
1956
The Tale of Jiro
1955
The Shiinomi School
1955
Tokyo Profile
1953
Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi
1953
Mole Alley
1953
Children of the Great Buddha
1952
Under the Blossoming Peach
1951
Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next
1951
A Mother's Love
1950
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1949
娘十八嘘つき時代
1949
Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather
1948
Children of the Beehive
1948
Victory Song
1945
Sayon's Bell
1943
Record of a Woman Doctor
1941
Ornamental Hairpin
1941
Dawn Chorus
1941
Acorns & Chestnuts
1941
Notes of an Itinerant Performer
1941
Introspection Tower
1941
Tomodachi
1940
Keijo
1940
Nobuko
1940
Weeds with flowers
1939
Four Seasons of Children
1939
Family Diary
1938
The Masseurs and a Woman
1938
Children in the Wind
1937
Goodbye to the Front
1937
Forget Love for Now
1937
The Golden Demon
1937
A Star Athlete
1937
Renai muteki kantai
1937
Mr. Thank You
1936
Him, Her, and the Boys
1935
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
Eclipse
1934
Mother of the East
1934
The Boss's Son at College
1933
Japanese Girls at the Harbor
1933
A Woman Crying in Spring
1933
Storm Zone
1932
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
1932
Passion
1932
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
1931
Shining Love
1931
Silver Stream
1931
At a Crossroads
1930
Parent
1929
Cheerful Song
1929
Eternal Heart
1929
Stick Girl
1929
The Blacksmith of the Forest
1929
Honoo no sora
1927
The Cursed Sword
1926
The Betrayed
1926
Troubled Days
1926
Fallen Samurai
1925
Love's Snare
1925
The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple
1925
Cry of the Raging Current
1925
The Little Traveling Entertainer
1925
Village Pasture
1924
Beyond The Pass
1924