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
all 183
Movies 181
Writer 121
Director 45
Screenplay 11
self 2
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
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)
Yukie (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)
I Lived, But... (1983)
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun (1983)
Shadow Conspirator (1982)
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 Incident (1978)
A Young Female Instructor (1978)
Dangerous Liaisons (1978)
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)
The Iron Crown (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)
Operation Negligee (1968)
Kuroneko (1968)
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
Libido (1967)
A Fallen Woman (1967)
Two Wives (1967)
Drunken Harbor (1966)
Fighting Elegy (1966)
Dynamite Doctor Returns (1966)
Lost Sex (1966)
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
Kokoro no sanmyaku (1966)
Irezumi (1966)
Conquest (1965)
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi (1965)
Onibaba (1964)
Manji (1964)
Suruga yûkyôden: Toba arashi (1964)
A Public Benefactor (1964)
Mother (1963)
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji (1963)
Maiko and the Assassin (1963)
The Navy (1963)
When Women Lie (1963)
Elegant Beast (1962)
Human (1962)
Hell's Assassin (1962)
The Lucky General (1962)
The Whale God (1962)
Destiny's Son (1962)
This Madding Crowd (1962)
Ano sura no hate ni hoshi hama tataku (1962)
Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)
Black Lizard (1962)
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
Their Legacy (1962)
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
As the Clouds Scatter (1961)
A Design for Dying (1961)
Challenge to Live (1961)
The Ako Retainers (1961)
The Matsukawa Incident (1961)
Incidental Murders (1961)
The Wayside Pebble (1960)
The Naked Island (1960)
Devotion to Railway (1960)
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
The Great Road (1960)
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi (1959)
Break Down that Wall (1959)
Saijo katagi (1959)
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
The Naked Sun (1958)
Face in the Dark (1958)
The Lowest Man (1958)
Night Drum (1958)
The Ladder of Success (1958)
The Precipice (1958)
Sorrow Is Only for Women (1958)
Forbidden Lips (1958)
On This Earth (1957)
The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
Harbor Rats (1957)
Who's The Real Killer (1957)
Actress (1956)
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
How Sorrowful (1956)
Ryûri no kishi (1956)
Love is Lost (1956)
Wedding Day (1956)
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth (1956)
The Motherless (1955)
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
Ai Sureba Koso (1955)
The Wolves (1955)
Sisters (1955)
Women of Ginza (1955)
Dorodarake no seishun (1954)
The Ditch (1954)
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Love and Duty (1954)
Onna no issho (1953)
Before Dawn (1953)
Yokubo (1953)
Miniature (1953)
Murahachibu (1953)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
Reminiscence (1953)
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
Izayoi kaidō (1951)
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Dancing Girl (1951)
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
The White Orchid (1951)
Judge of the Ashuras (1951)
Clothes of Deception (1951)
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
A Man from Akagi (1950)
The Bells of Nagasaki (1950)
Alps Story: The Wild (1950)
Pursuit At Dawn (1950)
Spring Snow (1950)
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
Flame of My Love (1949)
The Fourth Lady (1948)
Kōfuku no genkai (1948)
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
Great X (1948)
Temptation (1948)
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
Marriage (1947)
Waiting Woman (1946)
Victory of Women (1946)
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1912-04-22
Deathday2012-05-29 (100 years old)
Birth PlaceHiroshima, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As新藤兼人, 신도 가네토, Канэто Синдо, Kaneto Shindō
AwardsPerson of Cultural Merit, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Order of Culture, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
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