Kōji Shima
- Born
- February 16, 1901
- Died
- September 10, 1986 (85 years old)
- Place of birth
- Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Filmography
- 1970The OrchidFilm · Director
- 1970Love Song Over the SeaLove Song Over the SeaFilm · Director
- 1969Tropicana InterludeFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1969Dear MurdererFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1969裸尸痕Film · Director, Screenplay
- 1968The Pit of DeathFilm · Director
- 1967Ambassador RamenFilm · Director
- 1966Shojo jutaiFilm · Director
- 1966That Complicated GuyFilm · Director
- 1966わが愛を星に祈りてFilm · Director
- 1965The Man Who Killed Six WomenFilm · Director
- 1965The Story of a Blind WomanFilm · Director
- 1964Muchana YakkoFilm · Director
- 1964Asphalt GirlFilm · Director
- 1963Teinen TaishokuFilm · Director
- 1962AkikoFilm · Director
- 1962Otoko to onna no sei no nakaFilm · 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
- 1961Wakai nakamaFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1960The Beloved ImageFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1960Anchin and KiyohimeFilm · Director
- 1960The Grave Tells AllFilm · Director
- 1959Various FlowersFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1959The Path I RememberFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1959The Makioka SistersFilm · Director
- 1958Musume no bokenFilm · Director
- 1958ThirstFilm · Director
- 1958The Cat KnewFilm · Director
- 1958Shogun's HolidayFilm · Director
- 1958Chance MeetingFilm · Director
- 1957Nine Hours of TerrorFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1957Escape from TemptationFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1957A Woman's SkinFilm · Director
- 1957Bojô no kawaFilm · Director
- 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and YoshitsuneFilm · Director
- 1956Cascading White ThreadsFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1956Zangiku monogatariFilm · Director
- 1956A Rainbow at Every TurnFilm · Director
- 1956Warning from SpaceFilm · Director★ 5.3
- 1955New Women’s DialogueFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1955The Phantom HorseFilm · Director, Music, Screenplay
- 1955Miss TeacherFilm · Screenplay
- 1954A Geisha on HorsebackFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1954Woman of FireFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1954Asakusa at NightFilm · Director, Writer
- 1954The Golden DemonFilm · Director, Writer
- 1954Autumn InterludeFilm · Director
- 1953Made in JapanFilm · Director
- 1953Asakusa monogatariFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1953Koshō musukoFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1953Lady Chatterley of JapanFilm · Director
- 1953Jūdai no seitenFilm · Director
- 1952Zoku bakurō ichidaiFilm · Director
- 1952風の噂のリル風の噂のリルFilm · Director
- 1952Lil's Return from ShanghaiFilm · Adaptation, Director
- 1952Aru yoru no dekigotoAru yoru no dekigotoFilm · Director
- 1951Hibari no komoriutaFilm · Director
- 1950Mado Kara TobidaseFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1949Ginza Cancan GirlsFilm · Director
- 1949Good-Bye!Film · Director
- 1949Kyō ware renaisuFilm · Director
- 1948The Thief of Moonlight CastleThe Thief of Moonlight CastleFilm · Director
- 1948Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidaiFilm · Director
- 1948Unmei no koyomiUnmei no koyomiFilm · Director
- 1947The Little Green BoxFilm · Director, Original Story, Adaptation
- 1947Todoroki SenseiTodoroki SenseiFilm · Director
- 1947A Thousand and One Nights with TohoFilm · Writer
- 1946Kimi ka to omohiteKimi ka to omohiteFilm · Director
- 1943Twelve Hours Before DepartureTwelve Hours Before DepartureFilm · Director
- 1943All-out Attack on SingaporeFilm · Director
- 1942YamasandōYamasandōFilm · Director
- 1941The Tale of JiroFilm · Director
- 1940Kaze no MatasaburôFilm · Director
