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
70/100
- 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
- Melancholy 8
- Historical Setting 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Mystery 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Geisha Culture 4
- Japanese Historical Drama 4
- Bleak 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Post-War Japan 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nobuko OtowaActorOnibaba, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, Kuroneko, Children of Hiroshima, +39 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOnibaba, Owl, Edo Porn, Irezumi, The Naked Island, +33 more
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirectorRika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Freedom School, The Tale of Genji, The End of the War, The Telephone Rings in the Evening, +28 more
Akira IfukubeComposerChildren of Hiroshima, Life of a Woman, The Tale of Genji, Reminiscence, The Whale God, +28 more
Taiji TonoyamaActorOnibaba, Hachiko, Edo Porn, The Naked Island, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, +23 more- KKiyomi KurodaCinematographerOnibaba, The Naked Island, Kuroneko, The Life of Chikuzan, Live Today, Die Tomorrow!, +13 more
- MMitsuo KondōEditorHachiko, Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl, Kanawa, +10 more
Yoshio MiyajimaCinematographerIf Indeed One Loves, Cape Ashizuri, Before the Dawn, Diary of Forsaken Love, The Naked Sun, +9 more
Yasuzō MasumuraActorIrezumi, Manji, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Seisaku's Wife, +7 more
Eijirō TōnoActorThe Battle of Okinawa, This Madding Crowd, Flame of My Love, Dynamite Doctor, Lost Sex, +6 more
Ayako WakaoActorIrezumi, Manji, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Seisaku's Wife, Stolen Pleasure, +5 more- YYoshiyuki MiyakeCinematographerOwl, Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, The Strangling, The Strange Tale of Oyuki, Black Board, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
292020s
1 title · average score 79
79
Hachiko (2023)
Original Story
2000s
2 titles · average score 69
73
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Original Film Writer
65
Owl (2003)
Director, Writer
1990s
4 titles · average score 69
73
The Geisha House (1999)
Screenplay
74
A Last Note (1995)
Screenplay, Original Story
73
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
Director, Writer
1980s
1 title · average score 78
78
Hachiko (1987)
Story, Screenplay
1970s
4 titles · average score 71
The Strangling (1979)
Director, Producer
67
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
Screenplay
68
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Screenplay, Director
1960s
8 titles · average score 80
Heat Wave Island (1969)
Director, Screenplay
87
Kuroneko (1968)
Director, Screenplay
75
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Screenplay
85
Onibaba (1964)
Director, Screenplay
64
Manji (1964)
Screenplay
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
Screenplay
91
The Naked Island (1960)
Writer, Producer
Devotion to Railway (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
7 titles · average score 72
Miniature (1953)
Director, Screenplay
72
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Writer, Director
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Writer
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
Screenplay
Shojohou (1950)
Writer
1940s
2 titles · average score 76
74
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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