Hiroshi Shimizu

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 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

1. Mr. Thank You (1936) — Director
2. The Masseurs and a Woman (1938) — Director
3. Ornamental Hairpin (1941) — Director
4. Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933) — Director
5. Children of the Beehive (1948) — Director
6. Children in the Wind (1937) — Director
7. Four Seasons of Children (1939) — Director
8. Introspection Tower (1941) — Director
9. Eternal Heart (1929) — Director
10. Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941) — Director
11. Mr. Shosuke Ohara (1949) — Director
12. The Golden Demon (1937) — Director
13. Victory Song (1945) — Director
14. Nobuko (1940) — Director
15. The Shiinomi School (1955) — Director
16. A Woman Crying in Spring (1933) — Director
17. Family Diary (1938) — Director
18. A Star Athlete (1937) — Director
19. Forget Love for Now (1937) — Director
20. Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter (1932) — Director
21. Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter (1931) — Director
22. A Hero of Tokyo (1935) — Director
23. The Boss's Son at College (1933) — Director
24. The Tale of Jiro (1955) — Director
25. Tokyo Profile (1953) — Director
26. Dancing Girl (1957) — Director
27. Image of a Mother (1959) — Director
28. Sound in the Mist (1956) — Director
29. Keijo (1940) — Director
30. Sayon's Bell (1943) — Director
31. Record of a Woman Doctor (1941) — Director
32. Silver Stream (1931) — Director
33. Parent (1929) — Director
34. Passion (1932) — Director
35. Beyond The Pass (1924) — Director
36. Mole Alley (1953) — Director
37. Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next (1951) — Director
38. A Mother's Journey (1958) — Director
39. The Blacksmith of the Forest (1929) — Director
40. Village Pasture (1924) — Director