Kaneto Shindō
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-04-22 (100 years old)
Deathday
2012-05-29
Place of Birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Also known As
신도 가네토
Канэто Синдо
Kaneto Shindō
新藤 兼人
Kaneto Shindō
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 ...
Acting
Production
1965
as Screenplay
1964
as Director
1964
as Art Direction
1960
as Director
1960
as Producer
1972
as Producer
1949
as Screenplay
1987
as Story
1987
as Screenplay
1968
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
1973
as Writer
1960
as Screenplay
1975
as Director
1975
1981
as Screenplay
2003
as Director
1955
as Writer
1983
as Screenplay
1999
as Writer
1962
as Writer
1946
as Writer
1952
as Director
1952
as Writer
1984
as Director
1984
as Writer
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
1972
as Director
1992
as Director
1995
as Director
1995
as Writer
1962
as Director
1962
as Writer
1973
as Screenplay
1959
as Director
1973
as Director
1973
as Writer
1949
as Writer
1947
as Writer
1986
as Director
1963
as Director
1963
as Writer
1987
as Writer
2010
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1969
as Writer
1970
as Director
1979
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1972
as Director
1972
as Writer
1998
as Screenplay
1974
as Director
1974
as Writer
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1996
as Screenplay
1954
as Director
1955
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
2003
as Writer
2000
as Director
2000
as Writer
1977
as Director
1977
as Writer
1999
as Director
1999
as Writer
2008
as Director
1951
as Director
1962
as Screenplay
1968
as Writer
1992
as Writer
1956
as Screenplay
1955
as Screenplay
1964
as Screenplay
1953
as Writer
1971
as Screenplay
1950
as Screenplay
1953
as Director
1988
as Director
1950
as Writer
1951
as Screenplay
1954
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1972
as Writer
1983
as Screenplay
1962
as Screenplay
1964
as Writer
1956
as Director
1969
as Director
1969
as Writer
1948
as Writer
1981
as Writer
1941
as Construction Coordinator
1951
as Screenplay
1951
as Screenplay
1950
as Screenplay
1967
as Screenplay
1947
as Screenplay
1953
as Writer
1966
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
2001
as Screenplay
1950
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1954
as Executive Producer
1954
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1971
as Screenplay
1953
as Screenplay
1953
as Executive Producer
1950
as Screenplay
1955
as Screenplay
1960
as Writer
1948
as Screenplay
1955
as Writer
1972
as Executive Producer
1955
as Screenplay
1951
as Screenplay
1954
as Screenplay
1986
as Original Story
1986
as Screenplay
1965
as Screenplay
1951
as Screenplay
1957
as Writer
1957
as Writer
1959
as Writer
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1956
as Writer
1967
as Director
1967
as Writer
1955
as Screenplay
1948
as Screenplay
1970
as Screenplay
1946
as Screenplay
1956
as Writer
1969
as Writer
2023
as Original Story
1977
as Director
1968
as Director
1963
as Production Design
2003
as Production Design
1960
as Writer
1960
as Production Design
1964
as Screenplay
1978
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1960
as Writer
1979
as Producer
1961
as Screenplay
1958
as Writer
1967
as Screenplay
1990
as Screenplay
1953
as Screenplay
1952
as Writer
1972
as Screenplay
1959
as Director
1959
as Writer
1975
as Screenplay
1978
as Screenplay
1983
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1962
as Screenplay
1948
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1962
as Art Direction
1965
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1956
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1962
as Screenplay
1964
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1946
as Screenplay
2010
as Screenplay
2008
as Screenplay
2007
as Screenplay
1959
as Writer
1979
as Writer
1966
as Director
1966
as Writer
1966
as Producer
1963
as Screenplay
1973
as Producer
1968
as Screenplay
1978
as Screenplay
1972
as Screenplay
1970
as Director
1970
as Writer
1963
as Screenplay
1954
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1963
as Screenplay
1959
as Screenplay
1962
as Writer
1958
as Writer
1999
as Screenplay
2007
as Adaptation
1978
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1951
as Writer
1953
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1992
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1956
as Director
1956
as Screenplay
1962
as Screenplay
1949
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1958
as Writer
1957
as Writer
1963
as Writer
1951
as Screenplay
1951
as Writer
1971
as Screenplay
1988
as Writer
1958
as Director
1953
as Director
2009
as Original Film Writer
1979
as Screenplay
1960
as Writer
1982
as Screenplay
1991
as Screenplay
1953
as Writer
1980
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1953
as Writer
1952
as Writer
1950
as Writer
1959
as Screenplay
1980
as Screenplay
1954
as Writer
1967
as Screenplay
1968
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1964
as Writer
1961
as Writer
1961
as Director
1961
as Script
1957
as Writer
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