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Kaneto Shindô(1912-2012)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Art Director
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Kaneto Shindô
Kaneto Shindô was born on 22 April 1912 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for The Naked Island (1960), Postcard (2010) and A Last Note (1995). He was previously married to Nobuko Otowa and Miyo Shindo. He died on 29 May 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan.
BornApril 22, 1912
DiedMay 29, 2012(100)
BornApril 22, 1912
DiedMay 29, 2012(100)
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  • Awards
    • 32 wins & 16 nominations

Known for

The Naked Island (1960)
The Naked Island
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1960
Postcard (2010)
Postcard
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2010
A Last Note (1995)
A Last Note
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1995
Ikitai (1999)
Ikitai
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1999

Credits

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Writer

  • Postcard (2010)
    Postcard
    • screenplay
    • 2010
  • Richard Gere and Joan Allen in Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
    Hachi: A Dog's Tale
    • motion picture "Hachiko monogatari"
    • 2009
  • Akira Emoto, Maiko Kawakami, Naomasa Musaka, and Etsushi Toyokawa in Teacher and Three Children (2008)
    Teacher and Three Children
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Oka ni agatta gunkan (2007)
    Oka ni agatta gunkan
    • adaptation
    • original story
    • 2007
  • Ayumi Ito and Shinobu Ôtake in Fukurô (2003)
    Fukurô
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Taiga no itteki (2001)
    Taiga no itteki
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Sanmon yakusha (2000)
    Sanmon yakusha
    • book "Sammon yakusha no shi"
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • Kanzen-naru shiiku (1999)
    Kanzen-naru shiiku
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Ikitai (1999)
    Ikitai
    • writer
    • 1999
  • The Geisha House (1998)
    The Geisha House
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Yukie (1998)
    Yukie
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Miyazawa Kenji sono ai
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • A Last Note (1995)
    A Last Note
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Toki rakujitsu (1992)
    Toki rakujitsu
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
    The Strange Tale of Oyuki
    • Writer
    • 1992

Director

  • Postcard (2010)
    Postcard
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Akira Emoto, Maiko Kawakami, Naomasa Musaka, and Etsushi Toyokawa in Teacher and Three Children (2008)
    Teacher and Three Children
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Ayumi Ito and Shinobu Ôtake in Fukurô (2003)
    Fukurô
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Sanmon yakusha (2000)
    Sanmon yakusha
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Ikitai (1999)
    Ikitai
    • Director
    • 1999
  • A Last Note (1995)
    A Last Note
    • Director
    • 1995
  • The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
    The Strange Tale of Oyuki
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
    Sakura-tai Chiru
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Rakuyôju (1986)
    Rakuyôju
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Burakkubôdo (1986)
    Burakkubôdo
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Horizon (1984)
    The Horizon
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Edo Porn (1981)
    Edo Porn
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Kôsatsu (1979)
    Kôsatsu
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Chikuzan hitori tabi (1977)
    Chikuzan hitori tabi
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Ugetsu (1953)
    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
    • Director
    • 1975

Art Director

  • Onibaba (1964)
    Onibaba
    • Art Director
    • 1964
  • Mother (1963)
    Mother
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Human (1962)
    Human
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Mazushiki mono no kofuku
    • Art Director
    • 1939
  • Sabakaruru onna
    • Art Director
    • 1939
  • Hyôban gonin musume
    • Art Director
    • 1939
  • Extra no shôjo
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Tôchika musume gyôjôki
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Seishun Olympic
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Kaigun bakugekitai
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Saraba gaijin butai
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Koi no ukishima
    • Art Director
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 22, 1912
    • Hiroshima, Japan
  • Died
    • May 29, 2012
    • Hiroshima, Japan(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Nobuko Otowa1978 - December 22, 1994 (her death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As a socialist his films took the side of the average men over the rich and powerful.
  • Quotes
    [on Hadaka no shima (1960)] The film was made as a 'cinematic poem' to try and capture the life of human beings struggling like ants against the forces of nature.

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