Yasujirō Shimazu
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese film director
and screenwriter
, who was one of the major creators of the shōshimingeki genre at the Shōchiku
studios in pre-World War II
Japan.
Born in Kanda, Tokyo
, Shimazu entered the Shōchiku studio in 1920 after answering an advertisement and began training under Kaoru Osanai
. He was recognized as a director from 1923 and began specializing in the films about the middle class (shōshimingeki) that were favored at Shōchiku's Kamata
studio. He especially came into his own in the sound era, but eventually moved to the Tōhō
studio. There he made some films in cooperation with the Manchuria Film Association. He died of lung cancer just after the war ended. Many famous directors, such as Heinosuke Gosho
, Shirō Toyoda
, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
, and Keisuke Kinoshita
, trained under him.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film director
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:...
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:...
, who was one of the major creators of the shōshimingeki genre at the Shōchiku
Shochiku
is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada...
studios in pre-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Japan.
Born in Kanda, Tokyo
Kanda, Tokyo
See also Kanda, Fukuoka and the disambiguation page for Kanda. is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods...
, Shimazu entered the Shōchiku studio in 1920 after answering an advertisement and began training under Kaoru Osanai
Kaoru Osanai
was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and actor central in the development of modern Japanese theater.-Biography:Graduating from Tokyo University, Osanai founded the Free Theater with Ichikawa Sadanji II in 1909 and staged translations of Ibsen, Chekov, and Gorky, but there he experienced...
. He was recognized as a director from 1923 and began specializing in the films about the middle class (shōshimingeki) that were favored at Shōchiku's Kamata
Kamata, Ota, Tokyo
is a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.Features include the Kamata Station, Kamata High School, and the headquarters of Toyoko Inn....
studio. He especially came into his own in the sound era, but eventually moved to the Tōhō
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
studio. There he made some films in cooperation with the Manchuria Film Association. He died of lung cancer just after the war ended. Many famous directors, such as Heinosuke Gosho
Heinosuke Gosho
was a Japanese film director who directed Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 1931. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan.- Selected filmography :* Aiyoku no ki...
, Shirō Toyoda
Shiro Toyoda
was a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Kyoto, Toyoda moved to Tokyo in his teens and began studying under the pioneering film director Eizō Tanaka. He joined Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1924 and worked as an assistant director under Yasujirō Shimazu...
, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kozaburo Yoshimura
was a Japanese film director. Born in Shiga Prefecture, he joined the Shōchiku studio in 1929. He debuted as director in 1934, but continued working as an assistant director for such filmmakers as Yasujirō Ozu and Yasujirō Shimazu after that. It was the 1939 film Danryū that established his status...
, and Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
was a Japanese film director.Although lesser known internationally than his fellow filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa , Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu , Keisuke Kinoshita was nonetheless a household figure at home beloved by audience and critics alike, especially in the forties through the sixties...
, trained under him.
Selected filmography
- First Steps Ashore (Jōriku dai ippo 上陸第一歩) (1932)
- Tonari no Yae-chan (隣の八重ちゃん) (1934)
- Asakusa no hi (浅草の灯) (1937)
- Ani to sono imōto (兄とその妹) (1939)
- Totsugu hi madeTotsugu hi madeis a 1940 drama/romance film, directed by Yasujiro Shimazu.-Synopsis:Twenty-year-old Yoshiko and her younger sister Asako struggle to accept changes in their home during the preparations of their widowed father's wedding to his chosen bride ....
(嫁ぐ日まで) (1940)