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Shima Kōji

Shima Kōji

Directing · Born 1901-02-16 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

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 Nikkatsu 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 Shintoho and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1st Moscow International 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.

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As cast

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Sōbō 1937
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Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown
Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown 1936
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Daughter and Springtime 1932
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Hatobue wo Fuku Onna 1932
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Mistress of a Foreigner 1930
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Sweat
Sweat 1929
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Tokyo March
Tokyo March 1929
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The Woman Who Touched The Legs
The Woman Who Touched The Legs 1926
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Mito Kōmon
Mito Kōmon 1926
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A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring 1926
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As director

The Orchid
The Orchid 1970
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Love Song Over the Sea 1970
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Tropicana Interlude
Tropicana Interlude 1969
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Dear Murderer
Dear Murderer 1969
Director
裸尸痕
裸尸痕 1969
Director
The Pit of Death
The Pit of Death 1968
Director
Ambassador Ramen
Ambassador Ramen 1967
Director
Shojo jutai
Shojo jutai 1966
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That Complicated Guy
That Complicated Guy 1966
Director
わが愛を星に祈りて
わが愛を星に祈りて 1966
Director
六人の女を殺した男
六人の女を殺した男 1965
Director
The Story of a Blind Woman
The Story of a Blind Woman 1965
Director
Muchana Yakko
Muchana Yakko 1964
Director
Asphalt Girl
Asphalt Girl 1964
Director
Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku 1963
Director
Akiko
Akiko 1962
Director
Otoko to onna no sei no naka
Otoko to onna no sei no naka 1962
Director
情熱の詩人啄木
情熱の詩人啄木 1962
Director
夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ
夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ 1961
Director
Wakai nakama
Wakai nakama 1961
Director
The Beloved Image
The Beloved Image 1960
Director
Anchin and Kiyohime
Anchin and Kiyohime 1960
Director
The Grave Tells All
The Grave Tells All 1960
Director
The Path I Remember
The Path I Remember 1959
Director
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters 1959
Director
Musume no boken
Musume no boken 1958
Director
Thirst
Thirst 1958
Director
The Cat Knew
The Cat Knew 1958
Director
Shogun's Holiday
Shogun's Holiday 1958
Director
Chance Meeting
Chance Meeting 1958
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Nine Hours of Terror
Nine Hours of Terror 1957
Director
Bojô no kawa
Bojô no kawa 1957
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Cascading White Threads
Cascading White Threads 1956
Director
Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari 1956
Director
A Rainbow at Every Turn
A Rainbow at Every Turn 1956
Director
Warning from Space
Warning from Space 1956
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New Women’s Dialogue
New Women’s Dialogue 1955
Director
The Phantom Horse
The Phantom Horse 1955
Director
A Geisha on Horseback
A Geisha on Horseback 1954
Director
Asakusa at Night
Asakusa at Night 1954
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The Golden Demon
The Golden Demon 1954
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Made in Japan
Made in Japan 1953
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Lady Chatterley of Japan
Lady Chatterley of Japan 1953
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Jūdai no seiten
Jūdai no seiten 1953
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風の噂のリル 1952
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Lil's Return from Shanghai 1952
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Hibari no komoriuta
Hibari no komoriuta 1951
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Mado Kara Tobidase
Mado Kara Tobidase 1950
Director
Ginza Cancan Girls
Ginza Cancan Girls 1949
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Todoroki Sensei 1947
Director
Tale of Jiro
Tale of Jiro 1941
Director
Kaze no Matasaburô
Kaze no Matasaburô 1940
Director