Japan Society and MoMI Announce Major Retrospective of Films by Hiroshi Shimizu
Four Seasons of Children: Spring/Summer © 1939 Shochiku Co., Ltd. “Kindred to Jean Renoir, and even anticipating Hou Hsiao-hsien, was a man in Japan who brought a new wind to cinema: Hiroshi Shimizu.” —Ryusuke Hamaguchi “Ozu and I create films through hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.” —Kenji Mizoguchi New York, New York, April 4,…