Kōji Shima

Directing·Feb 16, 1901·Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
The Orchid1970 · Director	Director
LLove Song Over the Sea1970 · Director	Director
Tropicana Interlude1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dear Murderer1969 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
裸尸痕1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Pit of Death1968 · Director	Director
Ambassador Ramen1967 · Director	Director
Shojo jutai1966 · Director	Director
That Complicated Guy1966 · Director	Director
わが愛を星に祈りて1966 · Director	Director
The Man Who Killed Six Women1965 · Director	Director
The Story of a Blind Woman1965 · Director	Director
Muchana Yakko1964 · Director	Director
Asphalt Girl1964 · Director	Director
Teinen Taishoku1963 · Director	Director
Akiko1962 · Director	Director
Otoko to onna no sei no naka1962 · Director	Director
情熱の詩人啄木1962 · Director	Director
夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Wakai nakama1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Beloved Image1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Anchin and Kiyohime1960 · Director	Director
The Grave Tells All1960 · Director	Director
Various Flowers1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Path I Remember1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Makioka Sisters1959 · Director	Director
Musume no boken1958 · Director	Director
Thirst1958 · Director	Director
The Cat Knew1958 · Director	Director
Shogun's Holiday1958 · Director	Director
Chance Meeting1958 · Director	Director
Nine Hours of Terror1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Woman's Skin1957 · Director	Director
Bojô no kawa1957 · Director	Director
Cascading White Threads1956 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Zangiku monogatari1956 · Director	Director
A Rainbow at Every Turn1956 · Director	Director
Warning from Space1956 · Director	Director
New Women’s Dialogue1955 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Phantom Horse1955 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Miss Teacher1955 · Screenplay	Screenplay
A Geisha on Horseback1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Asakusa at Night1954 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Golden Demon1954 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Autumn Interlude1954 · Director	Director
Made in Japan1953 · Director	Director
Koshō musuko1953 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Lady Chatterley of Japan1953 · Director	Director