Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi ( Japanese 佐 分 利 信 , Saburi Shin , real name: Yoshio Ishizaki ( 石 崎 由 雄 ); born February 12, 1909 in Utashinai ( Hokkaidō ); died September 22, 1982 ) was a Japanese film actor who worked until shortly before his death participated in numerous films and was also active as a director.
Live and act
Born the son of a miner, Saburi first worked as a middle school teacher, then went to Tokyo and got through life with various activities.
From 1929 he attended the film acting school ( 日本 映 画 俳 優 学校 , Nihon eiga haiyū gakkō ) in Tōkyō, the forerunner of today's private film school ( 日本 映 画 大学 , Nihon eiga dagaku ). In 1930 he went with colleagues to Kyoto to the Nikkatsu film company with the desire to become a director, but came to the actor training department. In his first film "I hate Japan" ( 日本 嫌 , Nihon kirai ) he appeared under the stage name Gen Shimazu ( 島 津 元 ).
Saburi later moved to Shōchiku , where he soon belonged to the company's three great actors with Shūji Sano and Ken Uehara ( 上原 謙 ; 1909–1991). He appeared in a total of 188 films, including a number of films by Ozu Yasujirō . There were also numerous series for television. He directed 14 films himself.
In 1975 Saburi received the Imperial Medal of Honor for his artistic achievement.
Filmography (small selection)
(Films under Ozu are marked with a *)
- 1937: Kōjō no tsuki ( 荒城 の 月 ), a film about Taki Rentarō
- 1941: The Toda siblings (戸 田家 の 兄妹, Toda-ke no kyōdai ) *
- 1942: Once Upon a Father *
- 1952: Divorce ( 離婚 , Rikon )
- 1952: The taste of green tea over rice *
- 1958: late summer *
- 1960: late autumn *
- 1974: Song of the Dawn ( 朝やけの詩 , Asayake no uta ) was applied to the Berlin Film Festival shown
- 1974: vessel made of sand ( 砂 の 器 , Suna no utsuwa )
- 1975: Petrification ( 化石 , Kaseki ) is based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue
- 1982: Deserted Land with Petrifications ( 化石 の 荒野 , Kaseki no kōya ) was Saburi's last film
literature
- Shochiku (Ed.): Saburi Shin . In: Ozu Yasujiro - Shin hakken. Kodansha, 2002. ISBN 978-4-06-256680-3 .
Web links
- Shin Saburi in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- JMDb Profile (Japanese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saburi, Shin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐 分 利 信 (Japanese); Ishizaki Yoshio (石 崎 由 雄, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese film actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utashinai ( Hokkaidō ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd September 1982 |