Yasujirō Shimazu

Director

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,...

Born: June 3, 1897 in Tokyo, Japan

Died: September 18, 1945 (Age 48)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Nichijô no tatakai Movie		Directing	Director	1944
My Nightingale Movie	5.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1944
Green Earth Movie		Directing	Director, Story	1942
White Heron Movie		Directing	Director	1941
Wedding Day Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1940
Hikari to kage (Kōhen) Movie		Directing	Director, Screenplay	1940
Hikari to kage (Zenpen) Movie		Directing	Director, Screenplay	1940
Okayo's Preparedness Movie	7	Directing	Director, Writer	1939
A Brother and His Younger Sister Movie	6.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1939
Fisherman's Fire Movie	6.5	Crew	Supervisor of Production Resources	1939
So Goes My Love Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1938
The Lights of Asakusa Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1937
Vermilion and Green Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1937
The Trio's Engagements Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1937
Men vs. Women Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1936
Family Meeting Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1936
Okoto and Sasuke Movie	7	Directing	Director, Writer	1935
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae Movie	6.8	Directing	Director, Writer	1934
Osayo koisugata Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1934
My Elder Brother Movie	6.6	Directing	Director, Writer	1934
That Night's Woman Movie		Directing	Screenplay, Director	1934
First Steps Ashore Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1932
ABC Lifeline Movie		Directing	Director	1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1931

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