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Kaneto Shindō

Directing 100 (deceased) years old Hiroshima, Japan ★ 1.4
Born: April 22, 1912
Died: May 29, 2012

Biography

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.

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Filmography

Writing Credits (195)

Hachiko
Hachiko Original Story 2023
Postcard
Postcard Screenplay 2010
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Hachi: A Dog's Tale Original Film Writer 2009
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children Screenplay 2008
The Battleship on the Ground
The Battleship on the Ground Screenplay 2007
The Battleship on the Ground
The Battleship on the Ground Adaptation 2007
Owl
Owl Writer 2003
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River Screenplay 2001
By Player
By Player Writer 2000
The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education Writer 1999
Will to Live
Will to Live Writer 1999
The Geisha House
The Geisha House Screenplay 1999
Solitude Point
Solitude Point Screenplay 1998
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa Screenplay 1996
A Last Note
A Last Note Writer 1995
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset Screenplay 1992
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset Novel 1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki Writer 1992
Crossroads in Tokyo
Crossroads in Tokyo Screenplay 1991
Don't Mind
Don't Mind Screenplay 1990
Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru Writer 1988
Hachiko
Hachiko Screenplay 1987
Hachiko
Hachiko Story 1987
Actress
Actress Screenplay 1987
Tree Without Leaves
Tree Without Leaves Original Story 1986
Tree Without Leaves
Tree Without Leaves Screenplay 1986
Black Board
Black Board Writer 1986
The Horizon
The Horizon Writer 1984
Tsumiki kuzushi
Tsumiki kuzushi Screenplay 1983
The Women of Osaka Castle
The Women of Osaka Castle Screenplay 1983
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha Screenplay 1983
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun Writer 1983
Shadow Conspirator
Shadow Conspirator Screenplay 1982
Bijin Koroshi Series
Bijin Koroshi Series Writer 1981
Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo and His Mother Writer 1981
Edo Porn
Edo Porn Writer 1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge Screenplay 1981
Drive for the Future
Drive for the Future Screenplay 1980
Magnitude 7.9
Magnitude 7.9 Screenplay 1980
The Three Undelivered Letters
The Three Undelivered Letters Screenplay 1979
The Strangling
The Strangling Screenplay 1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The 47 Ronins of Ako Screenplay 1979
Horror of the Giant Vortex
Horror of the Giant Vortex Writer 1978
The Incident
The Incident Screenplay 1978
A Young Female Instructor
A Young Female Instructor Screenplay 1978
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons Screenplay 1978
The Life of Chikuzan
The Life of Chikuzan Writer 1977
The Perennial Weed
The Perennial Weed Screenplay 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Writer 1975
My Way
My Way Writer 1974
The Heart
The Heart Writer 1973
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby Screenplay 1973
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer Writer 1973
Hymn
Hymn Screenplay 1972
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl Screenplay 1972
The Iron Crown
The Iron Crown Writer 1972
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Screenplay 1972
Sweet Secret
Sweet Secret Screenplay 1971
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa Screenplay 1971
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Evil Spirits in the Darkness Screenplay 1971
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! Screenplay 1970
Strange Affinity
Strange Affinity Writer 1970
Heat Wave Island
Heat Wave Island Screenplay 1969
Devil's Temple
Devil's Temple Writer 1969
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes Writer 1969
Strong Women, Weak Men
Strong Women, Weak Men Screenplay 1968
Kuroneko
Kuroneko Screenplay 1968
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
The House of the Sleeping Virgins Writer 1968
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Screenplay 1967
A Fallen Woman
A Fallen Woman Screenplay 1967
Libido
Libido Writer 1967
Two Wives
Two Wives Screenplay 1967
The Suitors
The Suitors Screenplay 1967
Drunken Harbor
Drunken Harbor Screenplay 1966
Fighting Elegy
Fighting Elegy Screenplay 1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Dynamite Doctor Returns Screenplay 1966
Lost Sex
Lost Sex Writer 1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage Screenplay 1966
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor Screenplay 1966
Irezumi
Irezumi Screenplay 1966
Conquest
Conquest Screenplay 1965
Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife Screenplay 1965
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi Screenplay 1965
Onibaba
Onibaba Screenplay 1964
The Gorgeous Geisha
The Gorgeous Geisha Writer 1964
Manji
Manji Screenplay 1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery Screenplay 1964
A Public Benefactor
A Public Benefactor Writer 1964
Mother
Mother Writer 1963
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji Screenplay 1963
Maiko and the Assassin
Maiko and the Assassin Screenplay 1963
The Navy
The Navy Screenplay 1963
When Women Lie
When Women Lie Writer 1963
Elegant Beast
Elegant Beast Screenplay 1962
Human
Human Writer 1962
Hell's Assassin
Hell's Assassin Screenplay 1962
The Lucky General
The Lucky General Screenplay 1962
The Whale God
The Whale God Screenplay 1962
Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son Writer 1962
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd Screenplay 1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
あの空の果てに星はまたたく Screenplay 1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Sabakareru Echizen no kami Screenplay 1962
Black Lizard
Black Lizard Screenplay 1962
Stolen Pleasure
Stolen Pleasure Screenplay 1962
Their Legacy
Their Legacy Writer 1962
Netsuai sha
Netsuai sha Writer 1961
Haitoku no mesu
Haitoku no mesu Screenplay 1961
As the Clouds Scatter
As the Clouds Scatter Screenplay 1961
A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying Screenplay 1961
Challenge to Live
Challenge to Live Screenplay 1961
The Lovers
The Lovers Screenplay 1961
The Matsukawa Incident
The Matsukawa Incident Screenplay 1961
The Wayside Pebble
The Wayside Pebble Screenplay 1960
The Naked Island
The Naked Island Writer 1960
Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway Screenplay 1960
Master Fencer Sees the World
Master Fencer Sees the World Screenplay 1960
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
A Woman’s Uphill Slope Writer 1960
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai Writer 1960
The Great Road
The Great Road Writer 1960
The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan Writer 1959
Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall Writer 1959
Talented Woman
Talented Woman Screenplay 1959
Diary of Forsaken Love
Diary of Forsaken Love Writer 1959
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5 Screenplay 1959
The Ladder of Success
The Ladder of Success Writer 1958
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun Screenplay 1958
Face in the Dark
Face in the Dark Screenplay 1958
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat Writer 1958
The Lowest Man
The Lowest Man Screenplay 1958
The Lowest Man
The Lowest Man Writer 1958
Night Drum
Night Drum Screenplay 1958
The Precipice
The Precipice Screenplay 1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Sorrow Is Only for Women Screenplay 1958
Forbidden Lips
Forbidden Lips Screenplay 1958
On This Earth
On This Earth Writer 1957
But the Flesh is Weak
But the Flesh is Weak Writer 1957
Harbor Rats
Harbor Rats Screenplay 1957
Who's the Real Killer
Who's the Real Killer Writer 1957
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter Writer 1957
Actress
Actress Screenplay 1956
The Shadow of Fear
The Shadow of Fear Writer 1956
How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful Screenplay 1956
Ryûri no kishi
Ryûri no kishi Writer 1956
Wedding Day
Wedding Day Screenplay 1956
Love is Lost
Love is Lost Screenplay 1956
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth Screenplay 1956
The Motherless
The Motherless Screenplay 1955
The Beauty and the Dragon
The Beauty and the Dragon Writer 1955
Ai Sureba Koso
Ai Sureba Koso Screenplay 1955
The Wolves
The Wolves Screenplay 1955
Sisters
Sisters Writer 1955
Women of Ginza
Women of Ginza Screenplay 1955
Wakai hito-tachi
Wakai hito-tachi Writer 1954
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth Screenplay 1954
Ditch
Ditch Screenplay 1954
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri Screenplay 1954
Love and Duty
Love and Duty Writer 1954
Onna no issho
Onna no issho Writer 1953
Before Dawn
Before Dawn Screenplay 1953
Yokubo
Yokubo Writer 1953
Miniature
Miniature Screenplay 1953
Murahachibu
Murahachibu Writer 1953
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land Writer 1953
Reminiscence
Reminiscence Screenplay 1953
Violence
Violence Writer 1952
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima Writer 1952
Sisters of Nishijin
Sisters of Nishijin Writer 1952
Izayoi kaidō
Izayoi kaidō Screenplay 1951
Story of a Beloved Wife
Story of a Beloved Wife Screenplay 1951
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl Screenplay 1951
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji Writer 1951
Who Will Judge Me?
Who Will Judge Me? Writer 1951
The White Orchid
The White Orchid Screenplay 1951
Judge of the Ashuras
Judge of the Ashuras Screenplay 1951
Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception Screenplay 1951
Shojohou
Shojohou Writer 1950
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
The Rainbow-Colored Flower Screenplay 1950
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi Screenplay 1950
The Bells of Nagasaki
The Bells of Nagasaki Screenplay 1950
Alps Story: The Wild
Alps Story: The Wild Writer 1950
Pursuit At Dawn
Pursuit At Dawn Writer 1950
Spring Snow
Spring Snow Screenplay 1950
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Ishimatsu of the Forest Writer 1949
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady Writer 1949
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love Screenplay 1949
Kōfuku no genkai
Kōfuku no genkai Screenplay 1948
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life Screenplay 1948
Great X
Great X Screenplay 1948
Temptation
Temptation Writer 1948
The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House Writer 1947
Marriage
Marriage Screenplay 1947
The Woman Who Holds the Key
The Woman Who Holds the Key Screenplay 1946
Waiting Woman
Waiting Woman Writer 1946
Victory of Women
Victory of Women Screenplay 1946
Otomebashi
Otomebashi Adaptation 1936

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