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Kōji Shima

Directing

Kōji Shima

Born
Died
(aged 85)
Birthplace
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Credits
88 titles

Biography

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 10

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

Crew credits 78

YearTitleJob
1970 The Orchid Film Director
1970 Love Song Over the Sea Film Director
1969 Tropicana Interlude Film Director, Screenplay
1969 Dear Murderer Film Director, Screenplay
1969 裸尸痕 Film Director, Screenplay
1968 The Pit of Death Film Director
1967 Ambassador Ramen Film Director
1966 Shojo jutai Film Director
1966 That Complicated Guy Film Director
1966 わが愛を星に祈りて Film Director
1965 The Man Who Killed Six Women Film Director
1965 The Story of a Blind Woman Film Director
1964 Muchana Yakko Film Director
1964 Asphalt Girl Film Director
1963 Teinen Taishoku Film Director
1962 Akiko Film Director
1962 Otoko to onna no sei no naka Film Director
1962 情熱の詩人啄木 Film Director
1961 夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ Film Director, Screenplay
1961 Wakai nakama Film Director, Screenplay
1960 The Beloved Image Film Director, Screenplay
1960 Anchin and Kiyohime Film Director
1960 Otoko wa damasareru Film Director
1960 The Grave Tells All Film Director
1959 Shōbushi to sono musume Film Director
1959 Various Flowers Film Director, Screenplay
1959 The Path I Remember Film Screenplay, Director
1959 The Makioka Sisters Film Director
1958 Musume no boken Film Director
1958 Tokai toiu minato Film Director
1958 My Son's Revolt Film Director
1958 Thirst Film Director
1958 The Cat Knew Film Director
1958 Shogun's Holiday Film Director
1958 Chance Meeting Film Director
1957 Nine Hours of Terror Film Director, Screenplay
1957 Escape from Temptation Film Director, Adaptation
1957 A Woman's Skin Film Director
1957 Bojô no kawa Film Director
1956 New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune Film Director
1956 Cascading White Threads Film Screenplay, Director
1956 Zangiku monogatari Film Director
1956 A Rainbow at Every Turn Film Director
1956 Warning from Space Film Director
1955 New Women’s Dialogue Film Director, Screenplay
1955 The Phantom Horse Film Director, Music, Screenplay
1955 Miss Teacher Film Screenplay
1954 A Geisha on Horseback Film Director, Screenplay
1954 Woman of Fire Film Director, Adaptation
1954 Asakusa at Night Film Director, Writer
1954 The Golden Demon Film Director, Writer
1954 Autumn Interlude Film Director
1953 Made in Japan Film Director
1953 Asakusa monogatari Film Director, Adaptation
1953 Koshō musuko Film Screenplay, Director
1953 Lady Chatterley of Japan Film Director
1953 Jūdai no seiten Film Director
1952 Zoku bakurō ichidai Film Director
1952 風の噂のリル Film Director
1952 Lil's Return from Shanghai Film Director, Adaptation
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