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Yasujirō Shimazu

Yasujirō Shimazu

WriterDirectorCrew Jun 3 (died age 48) Tokyo, Japan 1923–1956 (33 year career)
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Biography

Yasujirō Shimazu (島津 保次郎, Shimazu Yasujirō, 3 June 1897 – 18 September 1945) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, and a pioneer of the shōshimin-eiga (common people drama) genre at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan. Shimazu was born in Tokyo, the second son of merchant Otojirō Shimazu. His father owned a long-established seaweed business named Kōshū-ya directly in front of the main Mitsukoshi department store in Nihonbashi. Shimazu entered Shōchiku in 1920 after answerin…

Known For

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
Film

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

Director
A Brother and His Younger Sister
Film

A Brother and His Younger Sister

Director
The Lights of Asakusa
Film

The Lights of Asakusa

Director
ABC Lifeline
Film

ABC Lifeline

Director
Okoto and Sasuke
Film

Okoto and Sasuke

Director
Fisherman's Fire
Film

Fisherman's Fire

Supervisor of Production Resources
Vermilion and Green
Film

Vermilion and Green

Director
Okayo's Preparedness
Film

Okayo's Preparedness

Director

Filmography