Kōji Shima
Directing
- Born
- February 16, 1901 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- September 10, 1986 (age 85)
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
Warning from Space
January 29, 1956
Anchin and Kiyohime
August 9, 1960
The Phantom Horse
July 20, 1955
A Geisha on Horseback
November 15, 1954
The Makioka Sisters
January 14, 1959
Lil's Return from Shanghai
April 4, 1952
Zangiku monogatari
April 23, 1956
The Beloved Image
October 8, 1960
The Tale of Jiro
December 11, 1941
The Golden Demon
March 21, 1954
The Orchid
September 24, 1970
The Pit of Death
June 15, 1968
Behind the camera78
- 1970The Orchid Director
- 1970Love Song Over the Sea Director
- 1969Tropicana Interlude Director, Screenplay
- 1969Dear Murderer Screenplay, Director
- 1969裸尸痕 Director, Screenplay
- 1968The Pit of Death Director
- 1967Ambassador Ramen Director
- 1966Shojo jutai Director
- 1966That Complicated Guy Director
- 1966わが愛を星に祈りて