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Minoru Shibuya

Minoru Shibuya

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/01/1907

Day of Death

20/12/1980
(73) years old

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Shibuya attended Keiō University but left before graduating. He joined Shochiku in 1930 and worked as an assistant under Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Heinosuke Gosho, before making his debut as a director in 1937. Shibuya "worked with equal facility in comedy and melodrama and made... Read More

Filmography

Crew

1965

The Radish and the Carrot

as Director

1965

The Radish and the Carrot

as Screenplay

1964

Monrō no yōna onna

as Director

1964

Monrō no yōna onna

as Screenplay

1963

Futari dake no toride

as Director

1963

Futari dake no toride

as Screenplay

1962

Drunkard's Paradise

as Director

1962

Drunkard's Paradise

as Original Story

1961

A Good Man, A Good Day

as Director

1961

The Shrikes

as Director

1958

The Days of Evil Women

as Director

1957

The Unbalanced Wheel

as Director

1957

A Case of Honor

as Director

1955

Christ in Bronze

as Director

1954

The Glorious Days

as Director

1954

The Glorious Days

as Writer

1953

Yassamossa

as Director

1952

Modern People

as Director

1952

Doctor's Day Off

as Director

1951

Freedom School

as Director

1950

Crazy Uproar

as Director

1950

First Love Questions and Answers

as Director

1948

The Fourth Lady

as Director

1943

Middle-Aged Man

as Director

1943

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

as Director

1942

A Certain Woman

as Director

1939

Southern Wind

as Director

1938

Mother and Child

as Director

1937

Don't Tell Your Wife About It

as Director

1937

Song of the Flower Basket

as Editor

1936

The New Road: Akemi

as Assistant Director

1936

Woman in the Mist

as Assistant Director

1935

Burden of Life

as Assistant Director

1935

Burden of Life

as Editor

1934

Street Without End

as Assistant Director

1933

Every-Night Dreams

as Assistant Director