Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

WriterDirectorProducer Mar 28 (died age 63) Shizuoka, Japan 1924–2008 (84 year career)
6.4 avg rating

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…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (92)

Movies (92)

My Darling of the Mountains

My Darling of the Mountains

2008

Scenario Writer

6.4
Image of a Mother

Image of a Mother

1959

Director

8.5
A Mother's Journey

A Mother's Journey

1958

Director

5.0
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

1957

Director

6.0
Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

1956

Director

Girl's Reform School

Girl's Reform School

1956

Director

Girl's Reform School

Girl's Reform School

1956

Screenplay

Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

1956

Director

Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

1956

Writer

The Sentimental Idiot

The Sentimental Idiot

1956

Director

The Sentimental Idiot

The Sentimental Idiot

1956

Screenplay

The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro

1955

Screenplay

5.0
The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

1955

Director

6.5
The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

1955

Writer

6.5
Tokyo Profile

Tokyo Profile

1953

Director

6.5
Tokyo Profile

Tokyo Profile

1953

Screenplay

6.5
Mole Alley

Mole Alley

1953

Director

Mole Alley

Mole Alley

1953

Screenplay

Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi

Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi

1953

Director

Children of the Great Buddha

Children of the Great Buddha

1952

Director

Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next

Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next

1951

Screenplay

Under the Blossoming Peach

Under the Blossoming Peach

1951

Director

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950

Director

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love

1950

Screenplay

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1949

Director

6.2
娘十八嘘つき時代

娘十八嘘つき時代

1949

Director

Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather

Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather

1948

Director

Children of the Beehive

Children of the Beehive

1948

Director

6.6
Children of the Beehive

Children of the Beehive

1948

Producer

6.6
Children of the Beehive

Children of the Beehive

1948

Screenplay

6.6
Victory Song

Victory Song

1945

Director

5.2
Victory Song

Victory Song

1945

Writer

5.2
Sayon's Bell

Sayon's Bell

1943

Director

Ramayana

Ramayana

1942

Director

7.0
Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus

1941

Director

Acorns & Chestnuts

Acorns & Chestnuts

1941

Director

Acorns & Chestnuts

Acorns & Chestnuts

1941

Screenplay

Introspection Tower

Introspection Tower

1941

Director

6.7
Introspection Tower

Introspection Tower

1941

Screenplay

6.7
Record of a Woman Doctor

Record of a Woman Doctor

1941

Director

6.0
Ornamental Hairpin

Ornamental Hairpin

1941

Director

6.7
Ornamental Hairpin

Ornamental Hairpin

1941

Screenplay

6.7
Notes of an Itinerant Performer

Notes of an Itinerant Performer

1941

Director

6.8
Keijo

Keijo

1940

Director

Nobuko

Nobuko

1940

Director

6.2
Tomodachi

Tomodachi

1940

Director

Weeds with flowers

Weeds with flowers

1939

Director

Four Seasons of Children

Four Seasons of Children

1939

Director

8.3
The Masseurs and a Woman

The Masseurs and a Woman

1938

Director

6.8
The Masseurs and a Woman

The Masseurs and a Woman

1938

Screenplay

6.8
Family Diary

Family Diary

1938

Director

5.7
Goodbye to the Front

Goodbye to the Front

1937

Director

A Star Athlete

A Star Athlete

1937

Director

6.0
Forget Love for Now

Forget Love for Now

1937

Director

7.0
Children in the Wind

Children in the Wind

1937

Director

7.6
The Golden Demon

The Golden Demon

1937

Director

6.0
Renai muteki kantai

Renai muteki kantai

1937

Screenplay

Mr. Thank You

Mr. Thank You

1936

Director

7.0
Mr. Thank You

Mr. Thank You

1936

Screenplay

7.0
Him, Her, and the Boys

Him, Her, and the Boys

1935

Story

A Hero of Tokyo

A Hero of Tokyo

1935

Director

5.0
Eclipse

Eclipse

1934

Director

Mother of the East

Mother of the East

1934

Director

Japanese Girls at the Harbor

Japanese Girls at the Harbor

1933

Director

6.2
A Woman Crying in Spring

A Woman Crying in Spring

1933

Director

6.8
The Boss's Son at College

The Boss's Son at College

1933

Director

7.0
Passion

Passion

1932

Director

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

1932

Director

6.0
Storm Zone

Storm Zone

1932

Director

Rikugun Daikoshin

Rikugun Daikoshin

1932

Director

Silver Stream

Silver Stream

1931

Director

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter

1931

Director

7.0
Shining Love

Shining Love

1931

Director

At a Crossroads

At a Crossroads

1930

Director

Walk Cheerfully

Walk Cheerfully

1930

Story

6.0
Parent

Parent

1929

Director

Cheerful Song

Cheerful Song

1929

Director

The Blacksmith of the Forest

The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929

Director

I Graduated, But...

I Graduated, But...

1929

Story

5.7
Eternal Heart

Eternal Heart

1929

Director

5.8
Stick Girl

Stick Girl

1929

Director

Honoo no sora

Honoo no sora

1927

Director

Troubled Days

Troubled Days

1926

Director

The Cursed Sword

The Cursed Sword

1926

Director

The Betrayed

The Betrayed

1926

Director

The Little Traveling Entertainer

The Little Traveling Entertainer

1925

Director

The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple

The Killing of a Hundred Men at Isshinji Temple

1925

Director

Love's Snare

Love's Snare

1925

Director

Cry of the Raging Current

Cry of the Raging Current

1925

Director

Fallen Samurai

Fallen Samurai

1925

Director

Village Pasture

Village Pasture

1924

Director

Beyond The Pass

Beyond The Pass

1924

Director