Kōji Shima

Kōji Shima

Directing

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…

Filmography

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The Orchid ★ 8.0 The Orchid 1970 Love Song Over the Sea ★ 9.0 Love Song Over the Sea 1970 Tropicana Interlude Tropicana Interlude 1969 Dear Murderer Dear Murderer 1969 裸尸痕 裸尸痕 1969 The Pit of Death ★ 9.0 The Pit of Death 1968 Ambassador Ramen ★ 9.0 Ambassador Ramen 1967 Shojo jutai ★ 9.0 Shojo jutai 1966 That Complicated Guy That Complicated Guy 1966 わが愛を星に祈りて わが愛を星に祈りて 1966 六人の女を殺した男 六人の女を殺した男 1965 The Story of a Blind Woman ★ 5.0 The Story of a Blind Woman 1965 Muchana Yakko Muchana Yakko 1964 Asphalt Girl Asphalt Girl 1964 Teinen Taishoku Teinen Taishoku 1963 Akiko Akiko 1962 Otoko to onna no sei no naka ★ 9.0 Otoko to onna no sei no naka 1962 情熱の詩人啄木 情熱の詩人啄木 1962 夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ 夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ 1961 Wakai nakama Wakai nakama 1961 The Beloved Image ★ 8.0 The Beloved Image 1960 Anchin and Kiyohime ★ 4.8 Anchin and Kiyohime 1960 The Grave Tells All The Grave Tells All 1960 The Path I Remember The Path I Remember 1959 The Makioka Sisters ★ 8.5 The Makioka Sisters 1959 Musume no boken Musume no boken 1958 Thirst ★ 7.0 Thirst 1958 The Cat Knew The Cat Knew 1958 Shogun's Holiday Shogun's Holiday 1958 Chance Meeting ★ 10.0 Chance Meeting 1958 Nine Hours of Terror Nine Hours of Terror 1957 A Woman's Skin A Woman's Skin 1957 Bojô no kawa Bojô no kawa 1957 Cascading White Threads Cascading White Threads 1956 Zangiku monogatari ★ 7.0 Zangiku monogatari 1956 A Rainbow at Every Turn A Rainbow at Every Turn 1956 Warning from Space ★ 5.3 Warning from Space 1956 New Women’s Dialogue New Women’s Dialogue 1955 The Phantom Horse ★ 6.5 The Phantom Horse 1955 Miss Teacher Miss Teacher 1955 A Geisha on Horseback ★ 7.0 A Geisha on Horseback 1954 Asakusa at Night ★ 7.0 Asakusa at Night 1954 The Golden Demon ★ 9.0 The Golden Demon 1954 Autumn Interlude Autumn Interlude 1954 Made in Japan Made in Japan 1953 Koshō musuko Koshō musuko 1953 Lady Chatterley of Japan Lady Chatterley of Japan 1953 Jūdai no seiten ★ 7.0 Jūdai no seiten 1953 風の噂のリル 風の噂のリル 1952 Lil's Return from Shanghai ★ 7.5 Lil's Return from Shanghai 1952 Hibari no komoriuta ★ 6.0 Hibari no komoriuta 1951 Mado Kara Tobidase Mado Kara Tobidase 1950 Ginza Cancan Girls ★ 10.0 Ginza Cancan Girls 1949 Good-Bye! ★ 8.0 Good-Bye! 1949 Todoroki Sensei Todoroki Sensei 1947 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho ★ 8.0 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho 1947 The Tale of Jiro ★ 9.0 The Tale of Jiro 1941 Kaze no Matasaburô ★ 10.0 Kaze no Matasaburô 1940 Sōbō Sōbō 1937 Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown 1936 Daughter and Springtime Daughter and Springtime 1932 Hatobue wo Fuku Onna Hatobue wo Fuku Onna 1932 Mistress of a Foreigner ★ 6.3 Mistress of a Foreigner 1930 Sweat ★ 6.8 Sweat 1929 Tokyo March ★ 6.1 Tokyo March 1929 The Woman Who Touched The Legs ★ 9.0 The Woman Who Touched The Legs 1926 Mito Kōmon Mito Kōmon 1926 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring ★ 8.0 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring 1926