Kaneto Shindō
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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…
Filmography
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The Dreadful
2026
Hachiko
2023
Postcard
2010
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
Teacher and Three Children
2008
The Battleship on the Ground
2007
What's a Director?
2006
Owl
2003
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001
By Player
2000
The Perfect Education
1999
Will to Live
1999
The Geisha House
1999
Solitude Point
Solitude Point
1998
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
A Last Note
1995
Faraway Sunset
1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1992
Crossroads in Tokyo
1991
Don't Mind
1990
Sakura-tai Chiru
1988
Hachiko
1987
Actress
1987
Tree Without Leaves
1986
Black Board
1986
The Horizon
1984
Tsumiki kuzushi
1983
The Women of Osaka Castle
1983
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
1983
Shadow Conspirator
1982
Deathquake
1982
Bijin Koroshi Series
Bijin Koroshi Series
1981
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Edo Porn
1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1981
Drive for the Future
1980
Magnitude 7.9
1980
The Three Undelivered Letters
1979
The Strangling
1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
Ameyuki-san
1979
Horror of the Giant Vortex
Horror of the Giant Vortex
1978
The Incident
1978
A Young Female Instructor
A Young Female Instructor
1978
Dangerous Liaisons
1978
Document 8.6
Document 8.6
1977
The Life of Chikuzan
1977
The Perennial Weed
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
My Way
1974
The Heart
1973
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
1973
Hymn
1972
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
1972
Kanawa
1972
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972
Sweet Secret
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
Strange Affinity
1970
Heat Wave Island
1969
Devil's Temple
1969
Thousand Cranes
1969
Strong Women, Weak Men
1968
Kuroneko
1968
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
1968
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
A Fallen Woman
A Fallen Woman
1967
Libido
1967
Two Wives
1967
The Suitors
1967
Drunken Harbor
1966
Fighting Elegy
1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
Lost Sex
1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Dynamite Doctor
1966