Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who 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 screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai.
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The Dreadful
writer
2026
Hachiko
writer
2023
Postcard
director
2010
Postcard
writer
2010
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
writer
2009
Teacher and Three Children
director
2008
Teacher and Three Children
writer
2008
The Battleship on the Ground
actor
2007
The Battleship on the Ground
writer
2007
What's a Director?
actor
2006
Owl
writer
2003
Owl
director
2003
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
writer
2001
By Player
writer
2000
By Player
director
2000
By Player
actor
2000
The Perfect Education
writer
1999
Will to Live
writer
1999
The Geisha House
writer
1999
Will to Live
director
1999
A Last Note
writer
1995
A Last Note
director
1995
Faraway Sunset
writer
1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
director
1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
writer
1992
Crossroads in Tokyo
writer
1991
Sakura-tai Chiru
writer
1988
Sakura-tai Chiru
director
1988
Hachiko
writer
1987
Actress
writer
1987
Tree Without Leaves
director
1986
Tree Without Leaves
writer
1986
Black Board
writer
1986
Black Board
director
1986
The Horizon
director
1984
The Horizon
writer
1984
Tsumiki kuzushi
writer
1983
The Women of Osaka Castle
writer
1983
I Lived, But...
actor
1983
Shadow Conspirator
writer
1982
Deathquake
writer
1982
Rennyo and His Mother
writer
1981
Edo Porn
director
1981
Edo Porn
writer
1981
Drive for the Future
writer
1980
Magnitude 7.9
writer
1980
The Three Undelivered Letters
writer
1979
The Strangling
director
1979