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
The Radish and the Carrot (1965) — Director · ScreenplayFutari dake no toride (1963) — Director · ScreenplayDrunkard's Paradise (1962) — Director · Original StoryThe Days of Evil Women (1958) — DirectorThe Unbalanced Wheel (1957) — DirectorChrist in Bronze (1955) — DirectorThe Glorious Days (1954) — Director · WriterYassamossa (1953) — DirectorDoctor's Day Off (1952) — DirectorModern People (1952) — DirectorFreedom School (1951) — DirectorFirst Love Questions and Answers (1950) — DirectorCrazy Uproar (1950) — DirectorMiddle-Aged Man (1943) — DirectorA Certain Woman (1942) — DirectorSouthern Wind (1939) — DirectorMother and Child (1938) — DirectorSong of the Flower Basket (1937) — EditorDon't Tell Your Wife About It (1937) — DirectorThe New Road: Akemi (1936) — Assistant DirectorWoman in the Mist (1936) — Assistant DirectorBurden of Life (1935) — Editor · Assistant DirectorStreet Without End (1934) — Assistant DirectorEvery-Night Dreams (1933) — Assistant Director