Portrait of Shusuke Kaneko

Directing

Shusuke Kaneko

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ultraman Max
Ultraman Max
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shusuke Kaneko Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.8, average 3.3
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age Drama 3
  • Dark Fantasy 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Kaiju Action 2
  • Erotic Comedy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Japanese Indie Film 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Siberia
Siberia

Director

2020s

4 titles
2126, Looking for the Sea's Star
2126, Looking for the Sea's Star (2026)

Director

Gold Boy‎
Gold Boy‎ (2024)

Director

When The Rain Falls
When The Rain Falls (2022)

Director

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger (2021)

Director

2010s

12 titles
Linking Love
Linking Love (2017)

Director, Screenplay

Matchmaking Cruise
Matchmaking Cruise (2017)

Screenplay, Director

Scanner
Scanner (2016)

Director

Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack
Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack (2016)

Director

Danger Dolls
Danger Dolls (2014)

Director

Jellyfish
Jellyfish (2013)

Director

Sacrifice Dilemma
Sacrifice Dilemma (2013)

Director

Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part
Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part (2013)

Director

Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part
Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part (2013)

Director

The Centenarian Clock
The Centenarian Clock (2012)

Director

Messiah
Messiah (2011)

Director

The Idiots
The Idiots (2010)

Director

2000s

11 titles · average score 69
Pride
Pride (2009)

Director

Death Note
Death Note (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Death Note: The Last Name
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (2006)

Director

The iDol
The iDol (2006)

Producer

Azumi 2: Death or Love
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession (2005)

Director

Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth (2005)

Director

恋に唄えば♪
恋に唄えば♪ (2002)

Director

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Crossfire
Crossfire (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

1990s

12 titles · average score 70
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Writer

Screenplay, Director

Haunted School 3
Haunted School 3 (1997)

Director, Writer

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Director

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)

Director, Writer

Necronomicon
Necronomicon (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan
Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan (1993)

Director

My Soul Is Slashed
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)

Writer, Director

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front (1991)

Screenplay, Director

Hong Kong Paradise
Hong Kong Paradise (1990)

Director

1980s

24 titles · average score 67
Who Do I Choose?
Who Do I Choose? (1989)

Screenplay, Director

Summer Vacation 1999
Summer Vacation 1999 (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Last Cabaret
Last Cabaret (1988)

Director

Yamada Village Waltz
Yamada Village Waltz (1988)

Director

Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin from Behind
Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin from Behind (1986)

Director

I'm All Yours
I'm All Yours (1985)

Director

Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3
Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3 (1984)

Director

Eve-chan no hime
Eve-chan no hime (1984)

Director

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging (1984)

Director

Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard (1983)

Assistant Director, Writer

Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh
Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh (1982)

Screenplay

Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru
Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru (1982)

Screenplay

1970s

1 title · average score 68
Panic in High School
Panic in High School (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Assistant Director