Directing
Yasujirō Shimazu
Born June 3, 1897 · Tokyo, Japan
Died September 18, 1945 · aged 48
Yasujirō Shimazu (島津 保次郎, Shimazu Yasujirō, 3 June 1897 – 18 September 1945) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, and a pioneer of the shōshimin-eiga (common people drama) genre at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan. Shimazu was born in Tokyo, the second son of merchant Otojirō Shimazu. His father owned a long-established seaweed business named Kōshū-ya directly in front of …
Known For
Fisherman's Fire · 1939Fisherman's Fire
★ 7.01939
MovieDrama
Fisherman Choon-sam (Yoon Buk-yang) is suffering financially because of a prolonged scarcity of fish. Pestered by miserly Mr. Jang to pay back his debt, Choon-sam goes out to sea in hopes of a catch but meets a watery end instead. As payment for the debt, Mr. Jang tries to take Choon-sam's daughter In-soon as his second wife. Meanwhile, In-soon (Park Noh-kyung) is mutually in love with Chun-suk (Park Hak), but torn about the suggestion of Ok-bun (Chun Hyo-bong), who lives in Seoul, to join her in the city. In order to get a job and pay back her father's debt, In-soon follows Mr. Jang's son Chul-soo to Seoul, not knowing that he harbors illicit intentions toward her.
My Elder Brother · 1934My Elder Brother
★ 6.01934
MovieDrama
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
Vermilion and Green · 1937Vermilion and Green
★ 5.31937
MovieDrama
A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
ABC Lifeline · 1931ABC Lifeline
★ 6.71931
Movie
Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.
A Brother and His Sister · 1956A Brother and His Sister
★ 8.01956
MovieDrama
In a household of three the husband is a salaryman who lives with his younger sister and wife in Tokyo. He is returning home late in the evenings because he plays go, or a Japanese version of chess, with his boss. The wife and sister are unhappy about this. The man's co-worker advises him to stop the late evenings out with the boss, but the man cares less. His sister works at a foreign firm and speaks English. When a man who had earlier visited her workplace returns and asks her out for dinner, she rejects him by lying about a husband. He had made impolite comments about her in English during his earlier visit not realizing she understands him.
Hikari to kage (Zenpen) · 1940Hikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940
Movie
Part one of two.
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl · 1956Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
MovieDrama
1956 Drama by Toshio Sugie
Men vs. Women · 1936Men vs. Women
★ 7.01936
MovieComedyMusic
Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.
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