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Hiroshi Shimizu(1903-1966)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Hiroshi Shimizu was born on 28 March 1903 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Ornamental Hairpin (1941), Children in the Wind (1937) and Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi (1951). He was married to Kinuyo Tanaka. He died on 23 June 1966 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornMarch 28, 1903
DiedJune 23, 1966(63)
BornMarch 28, 1903
DiedJune 23, 1966(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

Known for

Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
Ornamental Hairpin
7.1
  • Director
  • 1941
Children in the Wind (1937)
Children in the Wind
7.3
  • Director
  • 1937
Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi (1951)
Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi
7.6
  • Director
  • 1951
Yamahiko
  • Director
  • 1928

Credits

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Director

  • Haha no omokage
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Haha no tabiji
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Dancing Girl (1957)
    Dancing Girl
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Sound in the Mist (1956)
    Sound in the Mist
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Haha o motomeru kora
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Ninjô baka (1956)
    Ninjô baka
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Why Did These Women Become Like This? (1956)
    Why Did These Women Become Like This?
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1956
  • The Tale of Jiro (1955)
    The Tale of Jiro
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Shiinomi School (1955)
    The Shiinomi School
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Tôshôdaiji nite: Obasan to kodomo-tachi
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The Second Kiss
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Tokai no yokogao (1953)
    Tokai no yokogao
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Nara ni wa furuki hotoke tachi
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Mole Alley (1953)
    Mole Alley
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi (1952)
    Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi
    • Director
    • 1952

Writer

  • Kids Return: The Reunion (2013)
    Kids Return: The Reunion
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • Yama no anata - Tokuichi no koi (2008)
    Yama no anata - Tokuichi no koi
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 2008
  • Haha o motomeru kora
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Ninjô baka (1956)
    Ninjô baka
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Why Did These Women Become Like This? (1956)
    Why Did These Women Become Like This?
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • The Tale of Jiro (1955)
    The Tale of Jiro
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • The Shiinomi School (1955)
    The Shiinomi School
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Tokai no yokogao (1953)
    Tokai no yokogao
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Mole Alley (1953)
    Mole Alley
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi (1952)
    Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Momo no hana no saku shita de
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi (1951)
    Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • A Mother's Love
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Ohara Shôsuke-san (1949)
    Ohara Shôsuke-san
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Asu wa nipponbare
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1948

Producer

  • Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi (1952)
    Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Nara
    Short
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi (1951)
    Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1951
  • A Mother's Love
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Children of the Beehive (1948)
    Children of the Beehive
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Tobee Kujiraya
  • Born
    • March 28, 1903
    • Shizuoka, Japan
  • Died
    • June 23, 1966
    • Kyoto, Japan(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Kinuyo Tanaka(divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    The director was the subject of a retrospective when ten of his films were screened at the 2003 Tokyo Filmex. The event coincided with what would have been Shimizu's hundredth birthday.

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