Koji Shima
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was a Japanese film director
, actor and screenwriter
.
studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida
and Kenji Mizoguchi
. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as Kaze no Matasaburō, an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa
story, and Jirō monogatari. After the war, he directed such films as Ginza kankan musume
and Jūdai no seiten at Shintōhō
and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1959 Moscow Film Festival for Unforgettable Trail. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong
for Shaw Brothers.
He directed over 90 films as a director and appeared in over 90 films as an actor. He was once married to the actress Yukiko Todoroki
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actor and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
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Career
Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiyū Gakkō and joined the NikkatsuNikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida
Tomu Uchida
was a Japanese film director. Tomu Uchida, whose name translates to “spit out dreams” is considered one of the less well known masters of Japanese cinema in the West, whose films are rarely screened and not widely available on DVD...
and Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène...
. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as Kaze no Matasaburō, an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa
Kenji Miyazawa
was a Japanese poet and author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist, vegetarian and social activist.-Early life:...
story, and Jirō monogatari. After the war, he directed such films as Ginza kankan musume
Ginza kankan musume
is a 1949 black and white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima....
and Jūdai no seiten at Shintōhō
Shintoho
was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big-6 film studios during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Tōhō Company...
and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1959 Moscow Film Festival for Unforgettable Trail. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
for Shaw Brothers.
He directed over 90 films as a director and appeared in over 90 films as an actor. He was once married to the actress Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She also participated in the Takarazuka Revue. At Takarazuka, she was known not by her real name, but by the stage name Toruko . Her birthplace was Shinbori, Azabu-ku in Tokyo. Her two ex-husbands were film directors...
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Director
- Kaze no Matasaburō (風の又三郎) (1940)
- Jirō monogatari (次郎物語) (1941)
- (銀座カンカン娘 Ginza kankan musumeGinza kankan musumeis a 1949 black and white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima....
) (1949) - (ひばりの子守唄 Hibari no komoriutaHibari no komoriutais a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima. The movie is based on Das doppelte Lottchen, a novel later adapted as The Parent Trap- Cast :* Hibari Misora* Sō Yamamura * Mitsuko Mito * Satsuki Arakawa...
, lit. "Hibari's Lullaby") (1951) - The Phantom HorseThe Phantom Horseis a 1955 color Japanese drama film directed by Koji Shima. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Bontarô Miyake - Yasuke Shiraishi* Ayako Wakao - Yuki Shiraishi* Yukihiro Iwatare - Jiro Shiraishi...
(1955) - Warning from SpaceWarning from Spaceis a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film released in January 1956 by Daiei, and was the first Japanese science fiction film to be produced in color. In the film's plot, starfish-like aliens disguised as humans travel to Earth to warn of the imminent collision of a rogue planet and Earth...
(1956) - (残菊物語 Zangiku monogatariZangiku monogatari (1956 film)is a 1956 black and white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima.- Cast :* Kazuo Hasegawa * Chikage Awashima * 阿井美千子* 三田登喜子* Tamao Nakamura * Mitsuko Yoshikawa * and others- See also :...
) (1956) - Unforgettable Trail (いつか来た道 Itsuka kita michi) (1959)
Actor
- Jōnetsu no shijin Takuboku (情熱の詩人啄木) (1936)
- Hadaka no machi (裸の町) (1937)