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Ясудзиро Симадзу
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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 answering an advertisement and began training under Kaoru Osanai. He gave his debut as director in 1921 at Shōchiku's recently established Kamata studio, directing both comedy and melodrama films, often depicting the everyday life of the lower middle classes. Our Neighbor, Miss Yae (1934) and A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939) are regarded as his most exemplary and best films. By the end of the 1930s, he moved to Tōhō studios, where he made some films in cooperation with the Manchuria Film Association. He died of cancer just after the war ended. Many famous directors, such as Heinosuke Gosho, Shirō Toyoda, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Keisuke Kinoshita, started their careers as his assistant.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1897-06-03
- event Death Date 1945-09-18
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2.4
- info Birth Place Tokyo, Japan
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My Nightingale
1944-03-24
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My Nightingale
1944-03-24
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Fisherman's Fire
1939-01-01
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Arashi no naka no shojo
1932-07-15
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Arashi no naka no shojo
1932-07-15
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Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
1934-06-28
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Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
1934-06-28
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That Night's Woman
1934-10-17
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That Night's Woman
1934-10-17
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Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931-04-17
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Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
1931-04-17
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Green Earth
1942-04-01
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White Heron
1941-09-09
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Green Earth
1942-04-01
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Father
1923-01-01
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The Trio's Engagements
1937-07-18
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A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939-04-01
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First Steps Ashore
1932-04-14
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Family Meeting
1936-04-03
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Okoto and Sasuke
1935-06-15
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ABC Lifeline
1931-12-12
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The Lights of Asakusa
1937-12-02
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So Goes My Love
1938-04-01
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Okayo's Preparedness
1939-04-01
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Umi mo yusha
1927-10-26
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Men vs. Women
1936-08-29
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My Elder Brother
1934-12-13
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My Elder Brother
1934-12-13
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Nichijô no tatakai
1944-08-03
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Osayo koisugata
1934-09-14
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The Trio's Engagements
1937-07-18
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Vermilion and Green
1937-04-17
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Okayo's Preparedness
1939-04-01
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Wedding Day
1940-03-20
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Wedding Day
1940-03-20
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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940-01-18
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Hikari to kage (Kōhen)
1940-01-18
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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940-01-18
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Hikari to kage (Kōhen)
1940-01-18
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Reijin
1930-04-26
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Okoto and Sasuke
1935-06-15
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A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939-04-01
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Yama no senroban
1923-02-02