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
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
Screenplay
Age 89 (now 100)
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Screenplay
Age 84 (now 100)
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Screenplay
Age 70 (now 100)
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Screenplay
Age 69 (now 100)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Director
Age 63 (now 100) Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Age 63 (now 100) Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Writer
Age 63 (now 100)
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Screenplay
Age 59 (now 100)
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Writer
Age 55 (now 100)
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Screenplay
Age 52 (now 100)
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Screenplay
Age 43 (now 100)
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Screenplay
Age 36 (now 100)
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
Writer
Age 70 (now 100)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Канэто Синдо, 新藤 兼人, Kaneto Shindou
IMDB
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