Directing
Kaneto Shindō
- Titles
- 211movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 2010, busiest in 1951 and 1962 with 12 main titles each.
- Directed
- 48titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
The Naked Island91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Eroticism3.2average 1.8
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- 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 7
- Mystery 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Geisha Culture 4
- Japanese Historical Drama 4
- Melancholic Tone 3
- Intrigue 3
- Bleak 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nobuko OtowaActorEdo Porn, Onibaba, The Naked Island, Kuroneko, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, +39 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOwl, Edo Porn, Onibaba, The Naked Island, Irezumi, +32 more
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirectorRika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Ai Sureba Koso, The Tale of Genji, Cape Ashizuri, The Telephone Rings in the Evening, +28 more
Akira IfukubeComposerLife of a Woman, Children of Hiroshima, The Tale of Genji, Judge of the Ashuras, Cape Ashizuri, +27 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorEdo Porn, Onibaba, The Naked Island, Hachiko, Kuroneko, +22 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, The Naked Island, Kuroneko, The Life of Chikuzan, Lost Sex, +13 more
- MMitsuo KondōEditorHachiko, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl, The Iron Crown, +10 more
Yoshio MiyajimaCinematographerAi Sureba Koso, Cape Ashizuri, Before Dawn, The Naked Sun, Wakai hito-tachi, +8 more
Yasuzō MasumuraActorIrezumi, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, Manji, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Seisaku's Wife, +7 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerOwl, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, Black Board, The Strangling, +5 more
Eijirō TōnoActorThe Battle of Okinawa, This Madding Crowd, Lost Sex, Flame of My Love, Dynamite Doctor, +4 more
Ayako WakaoActorIrezumi, Manji, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Seisaku's Wife, Stolen Pleasure, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
62000s
6 titles · average score 69
73
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Original Film Writer
Teacher and Three Children (2008)
Director, Screenplay
The Battleship on the Ground (2007)
Adaptation, Screenplay
65
Owl (2003)
Production Design, Director
By Player (2000)
Writer, Director