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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaneto Shindō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Directed 45
2010s
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Teacher and Three Children
Director
- 2003
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
- 1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Director
1980s
- 1988
Sakura-tai Chiru
Director
- 1986
Tree Without Leaves
Director
Black Board
Director
- 1984
The Horizon
Director
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
The Strangling
Director
- 1977
The Life of Chikuzan
Director
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Director
- 1974
My Way
Director
- 1973
The Heart
Director
- 1972
Hymn
Director
Kanawa
Director
- 1970
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Director
Strange Affinity
Director
1960s
- 1969
Heat Wave Island
Director
- 1968
Strong Women, Weak Men
Director
Kuroneko
Director
- 1967
Libido
Director
- 1966
Lost Sex
Director
- 1965
Conquest
Director
- 1964
- 1963
Mother
Director
- 1962
Human
Director
- 1961
The Lovers
Director
- 1960
The Naked Island
Director
1950s
- 1959
The Bride from Japan
Director
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Director
- 1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Director
- 1957
Harbor Rats
Director
- 1956
Actress
Director
Love is Lost
Director
- 1955
The Wolves
Director
- 1954
Ditch
Director
- 1953
Life of a Woman
Director
Miniature
Director
- 1952
Children of Hiroshima
Director
- 1951
Wrote 197
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
2010s
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Teacher and Three Children
Screenplay
- 2007
The Battleship on the Ground
Screenplay, Adaptation
- 2003
- 2001
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
Screenplay
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Geisha House
Screenplay
- 1996
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Screenplay
- 1995
- 1992
Faraway Sunset
Screenplay, Novel
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Writer
- 1991
Crossroads in Tokyo
Screenplay
- 1990
Don't Mind
Screenplay
1980s
- 1988
Sakura-tai Chiru
Writer
- 1987
Actress
Screenplay
- 1986
Tree Without Leaves
Original Story, Screenplay
Black Board
Writer
- 1984
The Horizon
Writer
- 1983
Tsumiki kuzushi
Screenplay
The Women of Osaka Castle
Screenplay
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Screenplay
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
Writer
- 1982
Shadow Conspirator
Screenplay
- 1981
Rennyo and His Mother
Writer
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Screenplay
- 1980
Drive for the Future
Screenplay
Magnitude 7.9
Screenplay
1970s
- 1979
The Strangling
Screenplay
Ameyuki-san
Teleplay
- 1978
Dangerous Liaisons
Screenplay
- 1977
The Life of Chikuzan
Writer
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Writer
- 1974
My Way
Writer
- 1973
The Heart
Writer
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Screenplay
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
Writer
- 1972
Hymn
Screenplay
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
Screenplay
Kanawa
Writer
- 1971
Sweet Secret
Screenplay
The Battle of Okinawa
Screenplay
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Screenplay
- 1970
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Screenplay
Strange Affinity
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Heat Wave Island
Screenplay
Devil's Temple
Writer
Thousand Cranes
Writer
- 1968
Strong Women, Weak Men
Screenplay
Kuroneko
Screenplay
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Writer
- 1967
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Screenplay
Libido
Writer
Two Wives
Screenplay
The Suitors
Screenplay
- 1966
Drunken Harbor
Screenplay
Fighting Elegy
Screenplay
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Screenplay
Lost Sex
Writer
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Screenplay
Dynamite Doctor
Screenplay
- 1965
Conquest
Screenplay
Seisaku's Wife
Screenplay
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Screenplay
- 1964
The Gorgeous Geisha
Writer
Camellia Gate
Adaptation
Manji
Screenplay
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Screenplay
A Public Benefactor
Writer
- 1963
Mother
Writer
Maiko and the Assassin
Screenplay
The Navy
Screenplay
When Women Lie
Writer
- 1962
Human
Writer
Hell's Assassin
Screenplay
The Lucky General
Screenplay
The Whale God
Screenplay
Destiny's Son
Writer
This Madding Crowd
Screenplay
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
Screenplay
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Screenplay
Stolen Pleasure
Screenplay
Their Legacy
Writer
- 1961
Her Devotion
Adaptation
Netsuai sha
Writer
As the Clouds Scatter
Screenplay
A Design for Dying
Screenplay
Challenge to Live
Screenplay
The Lovers
Screenplay
The Matsukawa Incident
Screenplay
- 1960
The Wayside Pebble
Screenplay
The Naked Island
Writer
Devotion to Railway
Screenplay
Master Fencer Sees the World
Screenplay
A Nice Guy
Writer
The Gambling Samurai
Writer
1950s
- 1959
The Bride from Japan
Writer
The Aristocrat's Stairs
Adaptation
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
Screenplay
Talented Woman
Screenplay
Diary of Forsaken Love
Writer
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Screenplay
- 1958
The Ladder of Success
Writer
The Naked Sun
Screenplay
Face in the Dark
Screenplay
A Grain of Wheat
Writer
The Precipice
Screenplay
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Screenplay
Forbidden Lips
Screenplay
- 1957
On This Earth
Writer
But the Flesh is Weak
Writer
Harbor Rats
Screenplay
The Shadow Daughter
Writer
- 1956
Actress
Screenplay
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
Adaptation
Easy-Going Married Couple
Screenplay
Wedding Day
Screenplay
Love is Lost
Screenplay
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Screenplay
- 1955
The Beauty and the Dragon
Writer
If Indeed One Loves
Screenplay
The Wolves
Screenplay
Sisters
Writer
- 1954
Wakai hito-tachi
Writer
Ditch
Screenplay
Love and Duty
Writer
- 1953
Life of a Woman
Writer
To the Ends of the Earth
Adaptation
Before the Dawn
Screenplay
Desire
Writer
Miniature
Screenplay
Murahachibu
Writer
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Writer
Reminiscence
Screenplay
- 1952
Violence
Writer
Children of Hiroshima
Writer
- 1951
Izayoi kaidō
Screenplay
Tokyo Elegy
Screenplay
Dancing Girl
Screenplay
Saijoke no kyoen
Screenplay
The Tale of Genji
Writer
Jōen no hatoba
Screenplay
Who Will Judge Me?
Writer
Freedom School
Screenplay
The White Orchid
Screenplay
Judge of the Ashuras
Screenplay
Clothes of Deception
Screenplay
- 1950
Shojohou
Writer
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
Screenplay
A Man from Akagi
Screenplay
The Bells of Nagasaki
Screenplay
The End of the War
Screenplay
Alps Story: The Wild
Writer
Pursuit At Dawn
Writer
Spring Snow
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Writer
Flame of My Love
Screenplay
Jealousy
Writer
- 1948
Kōfuku no genkai
Screenplay
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
Screenplay
Great X
Screenplay
The Man of Rumor
Screenplay
Temptation
Writer
- 1947
- 1946
The Woman Who Holds the Key
Screenplay
Victory of Women
Screenplay
Produced 8
1970s
- 1979
The Strangling
Producer
- 1973
The Heart
Producer
- 1972
Hymn
Executive Producer
Kanawa
Producer
1960s
- 1966
Lost Sex
Producer
- 1960
The Naked Island
Producer
1950s
- 1954
- 1953
Before the Dawn
Executive Producer
Art department 6
2000s
- 2003
1960s
- 1964
- 1963
Mother
Production Design
- 1962
Human
Art Direction
- 1960
The Naked Island
Production Design
1940s
- 1941
Acted in 5
2000s
- 2007
The Battleship on the Ground
Movie
- 2006
What's a Director?
Movie
- 2000
1970s
- 1972
Hymn
Researcher
1960s
- 1964
Onibaba : Film Location
Movie
Appearances3
2010s
- 2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
1980s
- 1983
I Lived, But...
Self
1970s
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self