Kaneto Shindō

Director and screenwriter Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō (新藤兼人, Shindō Kaneto, Hiroshima, April 22, 1912 -) is a Japanese director and screenwriter.

Biography

Shindō was born to a farming family in Hiroshima in 1912. He entered the film industry in 1934 as an assistant art director, and soon also began writing scripts. He left Shōchiku studios to establish Kindai Eiga Kyōkai with director Kozaburō Yoshimura, a fellow native of Hiroshima. Shindō often wrote scripts for Yoshimura's films, including Yoshimura's best works. Shindō's films are noted for their fine senses of visual structure and pacing, but sometimes descend into sentimentality.

Partial filmography

Director

• [1951] (愛妻物語, Aisai monogatari)
• [1952] Avalanche (雪崩, Nadare)
• [1952] Children of Hiroshima (原爆の子, Children of Hiroshima)
• [1959-02-18] The Lucky Dragon, No. 5
• [1964-11-21] Onibaba
• [1975-05-24] Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
• [1999-01-15] Will to Live
• [2000-12-02] By Player (and screenplay)
• [2008-09-27] Hanawa Chiredomo

Screenwriter

• [1962-04-06] Sabakareru Echizen no kami
• [1962-07-01] Destiny's Son
• [1962-07-15] Killer Whale
• [1962-12-26] Elegant Beast
• [1966-01-15] Irezumi
• [1966-08-13] Zatoichi 14: Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
• [1972-10-26] Rica
• [1973-04-07] Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer
• [1978-03-18] Kikenna kankei
• [1980-08-30] Deathquake

Bibliography

• Kaneto Shindō at the Internet Movie Database
• 新藤兼人 at the Japanese Movie Database
• 新藤兼人 at www.allcinema.net
• 新藤兼人 at Kinema Jumpo