Biography
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 ed 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.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 55
Director 43
Writer 1
The Orchid (1970)
Love Song Over the Sea (1970)
Tropicana Interlude (1969)
Dear Murderer (1969)
The Pit of Death (1968)
Shojo jutai (1966)
That Complicated Guy (1966)
Muchana Yakko (1964)
Teinen Taishoku (1963)
Akiko (1962)
情熱の詩人啄木 (1962)
The Beloved Image (1960)
The Path I (1959)
The Makioka Sisters (1959)
Musume no boken (1958)
Thirst (1958)
The Cat Knew (1958)
Shogun's Holiday (1958)
Chance Meeting (1958)
Nine Hours of Terror (1957)
滝の白糸 (1956)
Zangiku monogatari (1956)
A Rainbow at Every Turn (1956)
Warning from Space (1956)
New Women’s Dialogue (1955)
The Phantom Horse (1955)
A Geisha on Horseback (1954)
浅草の夜 (1954)
The Golden Demon (1954)
Made in Japan (1953)
Jûdai no seiten (1953)
Hibari no komoriuta (1951)
Mado Kara Tobidase (1950)
Ginza Cancan Girls (1949)
Todoroki Sensei (1947)
Tale of Jiro (1941)
Kaze no Matasaburô (1940)
Mistress of a Foreigner (1930)
Sweat (1929)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-02-16
Deathday
1986-09-10 (85 years old)
Birth Place
Nagasaki, Japan
Children
Akihiko Katayama
Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As
Kôji Shima, Shi Ma San, Shih Ma-shan, Кодзи Сима
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