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  1. May 16—June 1. Born the same year as his close friend Yasujiro Ozu, Hiroshi Shimizu (1903-1966) remains one of the forgotten masters of Japanese cinema, praised by contemporaries including Sadao Yamanaka and Kenji Mizoguchi but neglected despite his radical spirit and versatile talent.

  2. Apr 26, 2024 · Hiroshi Shimizu”—the groundbreaking 27-film retrospective in New York City takes place at Museum of the Moving Image and Japan Society, May 4–June 1, 2024; co-organized with the National...

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  3. May 4, 2024 · With over 160 films directed over a 35-year-career that spanned the silent era into the golden age of Japanese cinema, Shimizu is distinguished by his unconventional approach to plotting—one loosely sketched and carefree—and a roaming camera that drifts through the open airs of provincial Japan.

  4. Apr 4, 2024 · With over 160 films directed over a 35-year-career that spanned the silent era into the golden age of Japanese cinema, Shimizu is distinguished by his unconventional approach to plotting—one loosely sketched and carefree—and a roaming camera that drifts through the open airs of provincial Japan.

  5. Drawing from a retrospective organized by the Japan Society and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, Hiroshi Shimizu: Notes of an Itinerant Director offers a chance to rediscover the work of one of the great directors of the golden age of Japanese cinema.

  6. Where to watch: Availability of Shimizu’s catalogue remains less accessible than his contemporaries, but all 5 films are available on Criterion Channel for readers living in US or Canada, and most have been uploaded to YouTube with English subtitles by various users.

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  8. Aug 13, 2023 · Ornamental Hairpin (簪, Kanzashi) is a 1941 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the short story Yottsu no yubune (四つの湯槽, lit. "The four bathtubs") by Masuji Ibuse .