Kaneto Shindō
Directing
Kaneto Shindo (新藤 兼人, Shindō Kaneto, April 22, 1912 – May 29, 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994), who appeared in several of his films. He directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. His scripts were filmed by such directors as Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Fumio Kamei and Tadashi Imai. He won the 1996 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for A Last Note. Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, and he made several films about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb. Like his early mentor Kenji Mizoguchi, many of his films feature strong female characters. He was a pioneer of independent film production in Japan, founding a company called Kindai Eiga Kyokai. He continued working as a scriptwriter, director and author until his death at the age of 100. Shindo made a series of autobiographical films, beginning with the first film he directed, 1951's Story of a Beloved Wife, about his struggle to become a screenwriter, through 1986's Tree Without Leaves, about his childhood, born into a wealthy family which became destitute, 2000's By Player, about his film company, seen through the eyes of his friend Taiji Tonoyama, and his last film, Postcard, directed at the age of 98, loosely based on his military service. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaneto Shindō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Directing46
moviePostcard
2010
Director
movieOwl
2003
Director
movieBy Player
2000
Director
movieWill to Live
1999
Director
movieA Last Note
1995
Director
movieSakura-tai Chiru
1988
Director
movieTree Without Leaves
1986
Director
movieBlack Board
1986
Director
movieThe Horizon
1984
Director
movieEdo Porn
1981
Director
movieThe Strangling
1979
Director
movieThe Life of Chikuzan
1977
Director
movieMy Way
1974
Director
movieThe Heart
1973
Director
movieHymn
1972
Director
movieKanawa
1972
Director
movieStrange Affinity
1970
Director
movieHeat Wave Island
1969
Director
movieStrong Women, Weak Men
1968
Director
movieKuroneko
1968
Director
movieLibido
1967
Director
movieLost Sex
1966
Director
movieConquest
1965
Director
movieOnibaba
1964
Director
movieMother
1963
Director
movieHuman
1962
Director
movieThe Lovers
1961
Director
movieThe Naked Island
1960
Director
movieThe Bride from Japan
1959
Director
movieLucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Director
movieHarbor Rats
1957
Director
movieActress
1956
Director
movieRyûri no kishi
1956
Director
movieLove is Lost
1956
Director
movieThe Wolves
1955
Director
movieDitch
1954
Director
movieOnna no issho
1953
Director
movieMiniature
1953
Director
movieChildren of Hiroshima
1952
Director
movieStory of a Beloved Wife
1951
Director
Writing199
movieThe Dreadful
2026
Original Film Writer
movieHachiko
2023
Original Story
moviePostcard
2010
Screenplay
movieHachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
Original Film Writer
movieTeacher and Three Children
2008
Screenplay
movieThe Battleship on the Ground
2007
Screenplay, Adaptation
movieOwl
2003
Writer
movieBy Player
2000
Writer
movieWill to Live
1999
Writer
movieThe Geisha House
1999
Screenplay
Solitude Point
1998
Screenplay
movieA Last Note
1995
Original Story, Screenplay
movieFaraway Sunset
1992
Screenplay, Novel
ゼロの焦点
1991
Screenplay
movieCrossroads in Tokyo
1991
Screenplay
movieDon't Mind
1990
Screenplay
movieHachiko
1987
Screenplay, Story
movieActress
1987
Screenplay
movieTree Without Leaves
1986
Original Story, Screenplay
movieBlack Board
1986
Writer
movieThe Horizon
1984
Writer
movieTsumiki kuzushi
1983
Screenplay
movieThe Women of Osaka Castle
1983
Screenplay
movieShadow Conspirator
1982
Screenplay
movieDeathquake
1982
Writer
movieEdo Porn
1981
Writer
movieDrive for the Future
1980
Screenplay
movieMagnitude 7.9
1980
Screenplay
movieThe Three Undelivered Letters
1979
Screenplay
movieThe Strangling
1979
Screenplay
movieAmeyuki-san
1979
Teleplay
movieThe Incident
1978
Screenplay
movieDangerous Liaisons
1978
Screenplay
movieThe Perennial Weed
1975
Screenplay
movieMy Way
1974
Writer
movieThe Heart
1973
Writer
movieRika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
Screenplay
movieHymn
1972
Screenplay
movieRika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
1972
Screenplay
movieKanawa
1972
Writer
movieSweet Secret
1971
Screenplay
movieThe Battle of Okinawa
1971
Screenplay
movieEvil Spirits in the Darkness
1971
Screenplay
movieLive Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
Screenplay
movieHeat Wave Island
1969
Screenplay
movieDevil's Temple
1969
Writer
movieThousand Cranes
1969
Writer
movieStrong Women, Weak Men
1968
Screenplay
movieKuroneko
1968
Screenplay
movieThe Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Screenplay
A Fallen Woman
1967
Screenplay
movieLibido
1967
Writer
movieTwo Wives
1967
Screenplay
movieThe Suitors
1967
Screenplay
movieDrunken Harbor
1966
Screenplay
movieFighting Elegy
1966
Screenplay
movieDynamite Doctor Returns
1966
Screenplay
movieLost Sex
1966
Writer
movieZatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Screenplay
movieDynamite Doctor
1966
Screenplay
movieIrezumi
1966
Screenplay
movieConquest
1965
Screenplay
movieSeisaku's Wife
1965
Screenplay
movieNezumi Kozo Jirokichi
1965
Screenplay
movieOnibaba
1964
Screenplay
movieManji
1964
Screenplay
movieMother
1963
Writer
movieThe White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
1963
Screenplay
movieMaiko and the Assassin
1963
Screenplay
movieThe Navy
1963
Screenplay
movieWhen Women Lie
1963
Writer
movieElegant Beast
1962
Screenplay, Original Story
movieHuman
1962
Writer
movieHell's Assassin
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Lucky General
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Whale God
1962
Screenplay
movieDestiny's Son
1962
Writer
movieThis Madding Crowd
1962
Screenplay
movieあの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Screenplay
movieSabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
Screenplay
movieBlack Lizard
1962
Screenplay
movieStolen Pleasure
1962
Screenplay
movieTheir Legacy
1962
Writer
movieNetsuai sha
1961
Writer
movieHaitoku no mesu
1961
Screenplay
movieAs the Clouds Scatter
1961
Screenplay
movieA Design for Dying
1961
Screenplay
movieChallenge to Live
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Lovers
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Matsukawa Incident
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Wayside Pebble
1960
Screenplay
movieDevotion to Railway
1960
Screenplay
movieMaster Fencer Sees the World
1960
Screenplay
movieA Nice Guy
1960
Writer
movieThe Great Road
1960
Writer
movieTalented Woman
1959
Screenplay
movieLucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Screenplay
movieThe Naked Sun
1958
Screenplay
movieFace in the Dark
1958
Screenplay
movieThe Lowest Man
1958
Screenplay, Writer
movieNight Drum
1958
Screenplay
movieThe Precipice
1958
Screenplay
movieSorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Screenplay
movieForbidden Lips
1958
Screenplay
movieOn This Earth
1957
Writer
movieHarbor Rats
1957
Screenplay
movieActress
1956
Screenplay
How Sorrowful
1956
Screenplay
movieRyûri no kishi
1956
Writer
movieWedding Day
1956
Screenplay
movieLove is Lost
1956
Screenplay
The Motherless
1955
Screenplay
movieIf Indeed One Loves
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Wolves
1955
Screenplay
movieSisters
1955
Writer
movieWomen of Ginza
1955
Screenplay
movieTurbid Youth
1954
Screenplay
movieDitch
1954
Screenplay
movieCape Ashizuri
1954
Screenplay
movieLove and Duty
1954
Writer
movieOnna no issho
1953
Writer
movieBefore Dawn
1953
Screenplay
movieYokubo
1953
Writer
movieMiniature
1953
Screenplay
movieMurahachibu
1953
Writer
movieReminiscence
1953
Screenplay
movieViolence
1952
Writer
movieIzayoi kaidō
1951
Screenplay
movieStory of a Beloved Wife
1951
Screenplay
movieDancing Girl
1951
Screenplay
movieSaijoke no kyoen
1951
Screenplay
movieThe White Orchid
1951
Screenplay
movieJudge of the Ashuras
1951
Screenplay
movieClothes of Deception
1951
Screenplay
movieShojohou
1950
Writer
movieThe Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
Screenplay
movieA Man from Akagi
1950
Screenplay
movieThe Bells of Nagasaki
1950
Screenplay
moviePursuit At Dawn
1950
Writer
movieSpring Snow
1950
Screenplay
movieFlame of My Love
1949
Screenplay
movieJealousy
1949
Writer
movieKōfuku no genkai
1948
Screenplay
movieGreat X
1948
Screenplay
movieTemptation
1948
Writer
movieThe Man of Rumor
1948
Screenplay
movieMarriage
1947
Screenplay
movieThe Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
Screenplay
movieVictory of Women
1946
Screenplay
Otomebashi
1936
Adaptation
Acting8
Production8
movieThe Strangling
1979
Producer
movieThe Heart
1973
Producer
movieHymn
1972
Executive Producer
movieKanawa
1972
Producer
movieLost Sex
1966
Producer
movieThe Naked Island
1960
Producer
movieCape Ashizuri
1954
Executive Producer
movieBefore Dawn
1953
Executive Producer
Art7
movieOwl
2003
Production Design
movieOnibaba
1964
Art Direction
movieMother
1963
Production Design
movieHuman
1962
Art Direction
movieThe Naked Island
1960
Production Design
movieThe 47 Ronin
1941
Construction Coordinator
Otomebashi
1936
Set Designer