Directing
Kaneto Shindō
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2010, busiest in 1951 and 1962 with 12 main titles each.
- 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.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay2.6, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
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 OtowaActorOnibaba, Kuroneko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, Life of a Woman, +39 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOnibaba, Kuroneko, Irezumi, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, +33 more
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirectorJealousy, The Telephone Rings in the Evening, Before the Dawn, Reminiscence, Freedom School, +28 more
Akira IfukubeComposerLife of a Woman, Night Drum, Children of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, Reminiscence, +28 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorOnibaba, Hachiko, Kuroneko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, +23 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, Kuroneko, The Naked Island, Kanawa, Mother, +13 more
- MMitsuo KondōEditorHachiko, Kanawa, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Human, +11 more
Yoshio MiyajimaCinematographerBefore the Dawn, If Indeed One Loves, Actress, Cape Ashizuri, Diary of Forsaken Love, +9 more
Eijirō TōnoActorThe Battle of Okinawa, Dynamite Doctor, The Gambling Samurai, Lost Sex, Marriage, +6 more
Yasuzō MasumuraActorIrezumi, Manji, Seisaku's Wife, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, Two Wives, +6 more
Ayako WakaoActorIrezumi, Manji, Seisaku's Wife, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Elegant Beast, +5 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerOwl, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, Will to Live, A Last Note, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
2072020s
2 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 37Original Film Writer
GoodWatch score 79Original Story
2010s
1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch score 60Director, Screenplay
2000s
6 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 72Original Film Writer
Director, Screenplay
Adaptation, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Director, Writer
Writer, Director
1990s
11 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 55Writer
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
Director, Writer
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay, Original Story
GoodWatch score 70Director, Writer
Screenplay, Novel
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
1980s
15 titles · average score 69
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 79Story, Screenplay
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 78Original Story, Screenplay
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
Screenplay
1970s
24 titles · average score 68
Director, Producer
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 72Writer, Director
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay
as Researcher
GoodWatch score 67Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay, Director
1960s
59 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch score 87Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 85Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 73Original Story, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Writer
GoodWatch score 91Production Design, Writer
1950s
73 titles · average score 69
Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 72Writer, Director
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
1940s
15 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Writer
Writer
Writer
Screenplay
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 77Writer
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74Construction Coordinator
1930s
1 title
Adaptation, Set Designer