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Yasujirō Shimazu

Japanese film director (1897–1945)

3.03body-of-work score · ranked #362 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
June 3, 1897 · Tokyo
Died
September 18, 1945 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Yasujirō Shimazu
東宝映画社 撮影者不明 · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Our Neighbour, Miss Yae隣の八重ちゃん

    1934 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1934 #2 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.812 citations
  2. 2
    Shunkinshō春琴抄 お琴と佐助

    1935 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1935 #3

    0.501 citation
  3. 3
    Ani to sono imoto兄とその妹

    1939 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1939 #4

    0.431 citation
  4. 4
    Family Meeting家族会議

    1936 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1936 #6

    0.361 citation
  5. 5
    That Night'S Womanその夜の女

    1934 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1934 #7

    0.331 citation
  6. 6
    First Steps Ashore上陸第一歩

    1932 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1932 #8

    0.321 citation
  7. 7
    The Lights of Asakusa浅草の灯

    1937 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1937 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 14 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.