Hiroshi Shimizu

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Hiroshi Shimizu March 28 1903 June 23 1966 was a Japanese film director known for his silent films with detailed depictions of Japanese society He was born in Shizuoka and attended the Shochiku studio in Tokyo where he began making films in 1924 at the age of just 21 A friend and colleague of Yasujiro Ozu he is believed to have directed at least 166 films during his career He died of a heart attack on June 23 1966 at the age of 63 Though respected in his time today he is largely unknown even in his native Japan In 2008 Shochiku released two box sets which include eight of his films In 2009 a Criterion Collection box set of four of his films was released Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiroshi Shimizu director  licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia