Hiroshi Shimizu (director)

was a Japanese film director, known for his silent films with detailed depictions of Japanese society. He was a friend and colleague of Yasujiro Ozu.

His works include:

* "Beyond the Pass" ("Toge no kanata", 1924)
* "Mura no bokujo" 1924
* "Undying Pearl" ("Fue no shiratama", 1929)
* "Mori no kajiya" 1929
* "Parents" ("Oya", 1929)
* "Ginga" 1931
* "Seven Seas" ("Nanatsu no umi: Zempen Shojo-hen", 1931-32)
* "Nanatsu no umi: Kohen Teiso-hen" 1932
* "Jonetsu: Ra pashion" 1931
* "Manshu koshin-kyoku" 1932
* "Umi no oja" 1932
* "Japanese Girls at the Harbor" ("Minato No Nihon Musume", 1933)
* "The Boss's Son Goes to College" ("Daigaku No Waka-Danna", 1933)
* "Naki nureta haru no onnayo 1933"
* "Eclipse" ("Kinkanshoku", 1934)
* "A Hero of Tokyo" ("Tokyo No Eiyu", 1935)
* "Mr. Thank-you" ("Arigato-san", 1936)
* "Forget Love for Now" ("Koi mo wasurete", 1937)
* "Children of the Wind" ("Kaze no naka no kodomo", 1937)
* "Star Athlete" ("Hanagata Senshu, 1937)
* "Konjiki Yasha 1937"
* "The Masseurs and a Woman" ("Anma to onna", 1938)
* "Katei nikki 1938"
* "Four Seasons of Children" ("Kodomo no Shiki", 1939)
* "Seoul" ("Keijo", 1940)
* "Nobuko (1940)"
* "Ornamental Hairpin" ("Kansashi", 1941)
* "Akatsuki no gassho" (1941)
* "Notes of an Itinerant Performer" ("Uta-jo oboegaki", 1941)
* "The Introspection Tower" ("Mikaeri no tou 1941")
* "Sayon's Bell" ("Sayon no kane", 1943)
* "Victory Song" ("Hisshoka", 1945)
* "Children of the Beehive" ("Hachi No Su No Kodomotachi", 1948)
* "Mr. Shosuke Ohara" ("Ohara Shosuke-san", 1949)
* "A Mother's Love" ("Bojo", 1949)
* "Those later children of the Beehive" ("Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomo", 1951)
* "Children and the Great Buddha" ("Daibutsu-sama to kodomo-tachi", 1952)
* "The Shiinomi School" ("Shiinomi gakuen", 1955)
* "The Tale of Jirô" (Jirô monogatari", 1955)
* "Kiri no oto" 1956
* "Dancing Girl" ("Odoriko", 1957)
* "Image of a Mother" ("Haha no omokage", 1959)

External links

* [http://www.midnighteye.com/features/hiroshi_shimizu.shtml William M. Drew in midnighteye]
* [http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/mrthankyou.shtml Jasper Sharp on Arigato-san]
* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/04/32/hiroshi_shimizu.html Senses of Cinema]
* [http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2004/hongkong/hk_cfujiwara.htm Chris Fujiwara]
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* [http://www.shochikufilms.com/film/list.php?director_code=44 Shochiku film list]
* [http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=175740&sid=ac4ed098b6aeb9d83c7b11a7f14639b0 List of Shimizu's 166 films in Japanese]