Directing
Kaneto Shindō
- Titles
- 209movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2010, busiest in 1951 and 1962 with 12 main titles each.
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
The Naked Island91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Eroticism3.1average 1.8
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay2.6, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 13
- Japanese Cinema 12
- Historical Setting 8
- Melancholy 8
- Historical Drama 6
- Mystery 5
- Japanese Historical Drama 4
- Geisha Culture 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Literary Adaptation 3
- Psychological 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nobuko OtowaActorKuroneko, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, Onibaba, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, +39 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerUnder the Flag of the Rising Sun, Kuroneko, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, Onibaba, Edo Porn, +33 more
Akira IfukubeComposerNight Drum, The Whale God, Women of Ginza, Cape Ashizuri, On This Earth, +28 more
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirectorWomen of Ginza, The Ball at the Anjo House, Cape Ashizuri, On This Earth, The Most Beautiful Day of My Life, +28 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorHachiko, Kuroneko, Onibaba, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, +23 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerKuroneko, Onibaba, The Naked Island, Hymn, The Life of Chikuzan, +13 more
- MMitsuo KondōEditorHachiko, Hymn, Kanawa, Tree Without Leaves, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, +10 more
Yoshio MiyajimaCinematographerWomen of Ginza, Cape Ashizuri, Murahachibu, Wedding Day, The Naked Sun, +9 more
Eijirō TōnoActorThe Battle of Okinawa, Marriage, The Bride from Japan, This Madding Crowd, The Gambling Samurai, +6 more
Yasuzō MasumuraActorIrezumi, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Two Wives, Manji, The Precipice, +6 more
Ayako WakaoActorIrezumi, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Manji, Elegant Beast, Seisaku's Wife, +5 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerThe Strange Tale of Oyuki, Black Board, A Last Note, Owl, Tree Without Leaves, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
2072020s
2 titles · average score 58
Original Film Writer
Original Story
2010s
1 title · average score 60
Director, Screenplay
2000s
6 titles · average score 69
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Adaptation, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
1990s
11 titles · average score 68
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Original Story, Director
Director, Writer
Novel, Screenplay
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1980s
15 titles · average score 69
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Director, Original Story
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Director, Writer
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1970s
24 titles · average score 68
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as Researcher
Director, Producer
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Screenplay, Director
1960s
59 titles · average score 74
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Art Direction, Director
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Original Story, Screenplay
Production Design, Producer
1950s
73 titles · average score 69
Screenplay, Director
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Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
Writer
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1940s
15 titles · average score 70
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Construction Coordinator
1930s
1 title
Adaptation, Set Designer