Yasujirō Shimazu
Yasujirō Shimazu | |
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Yasujirō Shimazu in 1939 | |
| Born | June 3, 1897 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | September 18, 1945 (aged 48) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1920–1944 |
Yasujirō Shimazu (島津 保次郎, Shimazu Yasujirō, 3 June 1897 – 18 September 1945) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, and a pioneer of the shōshimin-eiga (common people drama) genre at the Shōchiku studios in pre-World War II Japan.