About

Known credits:
68
Birthday:
1901-02-16
Place of birth:
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Koji Shima

Overview

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

Acting
1937 Sôbô Actor N/A
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1936 Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown Actor N/A
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1932 Daughter and Springtime Actor N/A
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1932 Hatobue wo Fuku Onna Actor N/A
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1930 Mistress of a Foreigner Actor Tsurumatsu 59
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1929 Sweat Actor Heizaemon Kitayama 58
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1929 Tokyo March Actor 58
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1926 The Woman Who Touched The Legs Actor Detective N/A
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1926 Mito Kōmon Actor N/A
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1926 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring Actor N/A
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Directing
1970 The Orchid Directing Director N/A
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1970 Love Song Over the Sea Directing Director N/A
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1969 Tropicana Interlude Directing Director N/A
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1969 裸尸痕 Directing Director N/A
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1969 Dear Murderer Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Pit of Death Directing Director N/A
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1966 Shojo jutai Directing Director N/A
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1966 That Complicated Guy Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Story of a Blind Woman Directing Director 58
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1964 Muchana Yakko Directing Director N/A
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1963 Teinen Taishoku Directing Director N/A
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1962 Akiko Directing Director N/A
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1962 Otoko to onna no sei no naka Directing Director N/A
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1962 情熱の詩人啄木 Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Beloved Image Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Priest and the Beauty Directing Director 58
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1960 Sexy Sign Suki Suki Suki Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Path I Remember Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Makioka Sisters Directing Director 59
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1958 Musume no boken Directing Director N/A
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1958 Thirst Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Cat Knew Directing Director N/A
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1958 Shogun's Holiday Directing Director N/A
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1958 Chance Meeting Directing Director N/A
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1957 Nine Hours of Terror Directing Director N/A
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1956 Zangiku monogatari Directing Director 59
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1956 A Rainbow at Every Turn Directing Director N/A
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1956 Warning from Space Directing Director 58
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1955 New Women’s Dialogue Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Phantom Horse Directing Director 58
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1954 A Geisha on Horseback Directing Director N/A
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1954 浅草の夜 Directing Director N/A
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1954 The Golden Demon Directing Director N/A
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1953 Made in Japan Directing Director N/A
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1953 Lady Chatterley of Japan Directing Director N/A
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1953 Jûdai no seiten Directing Director N/A
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1952 Lil's Return from Shanghai Directing Director N/A
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1951 Hibari no komoriuta Directing Director N/A
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1950 Mado Kara Tobidase Directing Director N/A
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1949 Ginza Cancan Girls Directing Director N/A
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1947 Todoroki Sensei Directing Director N/A
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1941 Tale of Jiro Directing Director N/A
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1940 Kaze no Matasaburô Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1969 Tropicana Interlude Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 裸尸痕 Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 Dear Murderer Writing Screenplay N/A
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1960 The Beloved Image Writing Screenplay N/A
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1959 The Path I Remember Writing Screenplay N/A
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1957 Nine Hours of Terror Writing Screenplay N/A
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1955 New Women’s Dialogue Writing Screenplay N/A
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1955 The Phantom Horse Writing Screenplay 58
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1954 A Geisha on Horseback Writing Screenplay N/A
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1954 浅草の夜 Writing Writer N/A
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1954 The Golden Demon Writing Writer N/A
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1952 Lil's Return from Shanghai Writing Adaptation N/A
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1950 Mado Kara Tobidase Writing Screenplay N/A
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1947 A Thousand and One Nights with Toho Writing Writer N/A
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Sound
1955 The Phantom Horse Sound Music 58
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