Minoru Shibuya
Directing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Jan 2, 1907 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1933–1980 · Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Director
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.
Filmography
Every-Night Dreams (1933) — Assistant DirectorMiddle-Aged Man (1943) — DirectorFirst Love Questions and Answers (1950) — DirectorThe Radish and the Carrot (1965) — Director · ScreenplayChrist in Bronze (1955) — DirectorFutari dake no toride (1963) — Director · ScreenplayCrazy Uproar (1950) — DirectorThe New Road: Akemi (1936) — Assistant DirectorStreet Without End (1934) — Assistant DirectorWoman in the Mist (1936) — Assistant DirectorSong of the Flower Basket (1937) — EditorYassamossa (1953) — DirectorBurden of Life (1935) — Assistant Director · EditorDoctor's Day Off (1952) — DirectorA Certain Woman (1942) — DirectorFreedom School (1951) — DirectorThe Unbalanced Wheel (1957) — DirectorThe Days of Evil Women (1958) — DirectorDon't Tell Your Wife About It (1937) — DirectorModern People (1952) — DirectorMother and Child (1938) — DirectorThe Glorious Days (1954) — Director · WriterSouthern Wind (1939) — DirectorDrunkard's Paradise (1962) — Director · Original Story