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 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.
Known for
Directing64
movieThe Orchid
1970
Director
movieTropicana Interlude
1969
Director
movieDear Murderer
1969
Director
movie裸尸痕
1969
Director
movieThe Pit of Death
1968
Director
movieAmbassador Ramen
1967
Director
movieShojo jutai
1966
Director
movieThat Complicated Guy
1966
Director
movieわが愛を星に祈りて
1966
Director
movieMuchana Yakko
1964
Director
movieAsphalt Girl
1964
Director
movieTeinen Taishoku
1963
Director
movieAkiko
1962
Director
movie情熱の詩人啄木
1962
Director
movie夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ
1961
Director
movieWakai nakama
1961
Director
movieThe Beloved Image
1960
Director
movieAnchin and Kiyohime
1960
Director
movieThe Grave Tells All
1960
Director
movieThe Path I Remember
1959
Director
movieThe Makioka Sisters
1959
Director
movieMusume no boken
1958
Director
movieThirst
1958
Director
movieThe Cat Knew
1958
Director
movieShogun's Holiday
1958
Director
movieChance Meeting
1958
Director
movieNine Hours of Terror
1957
Director
movieA Woman's Skin
1957
Director
movieBojô no kawa
1957
Director
movieCascading White Threads
1956
Director
movieZangiku monogatari
1956
Director
movieA Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Director
movieWarning from Space
1956
Director
movieNew Women’s Dialogue
1955
Director
movieThe Phantom Horse
1955
Director
movieA Geisha on Horseback
1954
Director
movieAsakusa at Night
1954
Director
movieThe Golden Demon
1954
Director
movieAutumn Interlude
1954
Director
movieMade in Japan
1953
Director
movieKoshō musuko
1953
Director
movieJūdai no seiten
1953
Director
風の噂のリル
1952
Director
movieHibari no komoriuta
1951
Director
movieMado Kara Tobidase
1950
Director
movieGinza Cancan Girls
1949
Director
movieGood-Bye!
1949
Director
movieThe Little Green Box
1947
Director
Yamasandō
1942
Director
movieThe Tale of Jiro
1941
Director
movieKaze no Matasaburô
1940
Director
Writing20
movieTropicana Interlude
1969
Screenplay
movieDear Murderer
1969
Screenplay
movie裸尸痕
1969
Screenplay
movie夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ
1961
Screenplay
movieWakai nakama
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Beloved Image
1960
Screenplay
movieThe Path I Remember
1959
Screenplay
movieNine Hours of Terror
1957
Screenplay
movieCascading White Threads
1956
Screenplay
movieNew Women’s Dialogue
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Phantom Horse
1955
Screenplay
movieMiss Teacher
1955
Screenplay
movieA Geisha on Horseback
1954
Screenplay
movieKoshō musuko
1953
Screenplay
movieLil's Return from Shanghai
1952
Adaptation
movieMado Kara Tobidase
1950
Screenplay
movieThe Little Green Box
1947
Original Story, Adaptation
Acting10
movieSweat
1929
Heizaemon Kitayama
