Kaneto Shindō
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Producer
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 WriterHachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — Original Film WriterOnibaba (1964) — Director · Art Direction · ScreenplayHachiko (2023) — Original StoryHachiko (1987) — Story · ScreenplayKuroneko (1968) — Director · ScreenplayThe Naked Island (1960) — Director · Producer · Writer · Production DesignThe 47 Ronin (1941) — Construction CoordinatorIrezumi (1966) — ScreenplayZatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) — ScreenplayUnder the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) — ScreenplayChildren of Hiroshima (1952) — Writer · DirectorFighting Elegy (1966) — ScreenplaySeisaku's Wife (1965) — ScreenplayElegant Beast (1962) — Screenplay · Original StoryManji (1964) — ScreenplayThe Battle of Okinawa (1971) — ScreenplayThe Beauty and the Dragon (1955) — WriterTsumiki kuzushi (1983) — ScreenplayJudge of the Ashuras (1951) — ScreenplayBefore Dawn (1953) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerWho's the Real Killer (1957) — WriterLibido (1967) — Writer · DirectorIf Indeed One Loves (1955) — Screenplay