Minoru Shibuya
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was a Japanese film director
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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 his mark as an ironic but compassionate chronicler of the difficulties of the early postwar period".
One notable film was The Radish and the Carrot, which was supposed to be Ozu's next film before he died. But as the critic Chris Fujiwara notes, Shibuya's "films are a world apart from Ozu: harsh, sometimes strident, in tone, splashed with dark humor, tending to contort the human body or thrust it into the bottoms of violently modernist compositions".
He directed over four dozen films between 1937
and 1966
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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Career
Born in Tokyo, Shibuya attended Keiō UniversityKeio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
but left before graduating. He joined Shochiku in 1930 and worked as an assistant under Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujiro Ozu
was a prominent Japanese film director and script writer. He is known for his distinctive technical style, developed during the silent era. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are among the most persistent themes in his body of work...
, Mikio Naruse
Mikio Naruse
was a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed some 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook...
, and Heinosuke Gosho
Heinosuke Gosho
was a Japanese film director who directed Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 1931. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan.- Selected filmography :* Aiyoku no ki...
, before making his debut as a director in 1937. Shibuya "worked with equal facility in comedy and melodrama, [and] made his mark as an ironic but compassionate chronicler of the difficulties of the early postwar period".
One notable film was The Radish and the Carrot, which was supposed to be Ozu's next film before he died. But as the critic Chris Fujiwara notes, Shibuya's "films are a world apart from Ozu: harsh, sometimes strident, in tone, splashed with dark humor, tending to contort the human body or thrust it into the bottoms of violently modernist compositions".
He directed over four dozen films between 1937
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
and 1966
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
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Selected filmography
- Mama no endan (ママの縁談) (1937)
- Haha to ko (母と子) (1938)
- Gendai-jinGendai-jinis a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ryō Ikebe* Isuzu Yamada* Sō Yamamura* Toshiko Kobayashi* Yūko Mochizuki* Shinsuke Ashida* Yumi Takano* Jun Tatara...
(現代人) (1952) - Honjitsu kyūshin (本日休診) (1952)
- Christ in BronzeChrist in Bronzeis a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eiji Okada* Kazuko Okada* Osamu Takizawa* Shinobu Araki* Akira Ishihama* Kyōko Kagawa* Kinzo Shin* Isuzu Yamada...
(青銅の基督 Seidō no Kirisuto) (1956) - Seigiha (正義派) (1957)
- Akujo no kisetsu (悪女の季節) (1958)
- Mozu (もず) (1961)
- Kōjin kōjitsu (好人好日) (1961)
- Yopparai tengoku (酔っぱらい天国) (1961)
- The Radish and the Carrot (大根と人参 Daikon to ninjin) (1965)