Kaneto Shindō
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Art Direction
Born Apr 22, 1912 · Hiroshima, Japan
Active 1936–2012 · Awards: Order of Culture, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Person of Cultural Merit, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
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.
Filmography
The Dreadful (2026) - Original Film WriterHachiko (2023) - Original StoryHachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) - Original Film WriterHachiko (1987) - Screenplay · StoryTsumiki kuzushi (1983) - ScreenplayUnder the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) - ScreenplayThe Battle of Okinawa (1971) - ScreenplayKuroneko (1968) - Director · ScreenplayLibido (1967) - Writer · DirectorIrezumi (1966) - ScreenplayZatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) - ScreenplayFighting Elegy (1966) - ScreenplaySeisaku's Wife (1965) - ScreenplayOnibaba (1964) - Art Direction · Director · ScreenplayManji (1964) - ScreenplayElegant Beast (1962) - Screenplay · Original StoryThe Naked Island (1960) - Director · Producer · Writer · Production DesignWho's the Real Killer (1957) - WriterThe Beauty and the Dragon (1955) - WriterIf Indeed One Loves (1955) - ScreenplayBefore Dawn (1953) - Screenplay · Executive ProducerChildren of Hiroshima (1952) - Writer · DirectorJudge of the Ashuras (1951) - ScreenplayThe 47 Ronin (1941) - Construction Coordinator