Yasujirō Shimazu

Yasujirō Shimazu

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.

  • Title: Yasujirō Shimazu
  • Popularity: 2.072
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1897-06-03
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Ясудзиро Симадзу
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Yasujirō Shimazu Movies

  • 1944
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    My Nightingale

    My Nightingale

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    My Nightingale

    My Nightingale

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1939
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    Fisherman's Fire

    Fisherman's Fire

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Arashi no naka no shojo

    Arashi no naka no shojo

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Arashi no naka no shojo

    Arashi no naka no shojo

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    7.2 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

    7.2 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    That Night's Woman

    That Night's Woman

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    That Night's Woman

    That Night's Woman

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

    Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    Green Earth

    Green Earth

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    White Heron

    White Heron

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Green Earth

    Green Earth

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1923
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    Father

    Father

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Trio's Engagements

    The Trio's Engagements

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Family Meeting

    Family Meeting

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    First Steps Ashore

    First Steps Ashore

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1939
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    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    Okoto and Sasuke

    Okoto and Sasuke

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    ABC Lifeline

    ABC Lifeline

    6.1 1931 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    So Goes My Love

    So Goes My Love

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Okayo's Preparedness

    Okayo's Preparedness

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1927
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    Umi mo yusha

    Umi mo yusha

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1934
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    My Elder Brother

    My Elder Brother

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    My Elder Brother

    My Elder Brother

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Men vs. Women

    Men vs. Women

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Nichijô no tatakai

    Nichijô no tatakai

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1934
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    Osayo koisugata

    Osayo koisugata

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Trio's Engagements

    The Trio's Engagements

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Vermilion and Green

    Vermilion and Green

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Okayo's Preparedness

    Okayo's Preparedness

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    Reijin

    Reijin

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Okoto and Sasuke

    Okoto and Sasuke

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    A Brother and His Younger Sister

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 1923
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    Yama no senroban

    Yama no senroban

    1 1923 HD

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