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Shôji Kaneko

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Shôji Kaneko was born in Tsuwaji Island, Nakajima-Cho, Ehime, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), Ryuji (1983) and Chinpira (1984). He died on 6 November 1983.
DiedNovember 6, 1983
DiedNovember 6, 1983
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1961
Ryuji (1983)
Ryuji
6.8
  • Writer(as Akio Suzuki)
  • 1983
Chinpira (1984)
Chinpira
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1984
Chôchin (1987)
Chôchin
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1987

Credits

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Writer



  • Two Punks (1996)
    Two Punks
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
    Summer of the Lion Kings
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Chôchin (1987)
    Chôchin
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1987
  • Chinpira (1984)
    Chinpira
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Ryuji (1983)
    Ryuji
    6.8
    • Writer (as Akio Suzuki)
    • 1983

Actor



  • Ryuji (1983)
    Ryuji
    6.8
    • Ryuji Hanashiro
    • 1983
  • Kyôdan (1982)
    Kyôdan
    5.3
    • 1982
  • Shichinin no keiji
    TV Series
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
    Yojimbo
    8.2
    • assistant lighting technician
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Akio Suzuki
  • Born
    • Tsuwaji Island, Nakajima-Cho, Ehime, Japan
  • Died
    • November 6, 1983

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