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Keisuke Kinoshita(1912-1998)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita was born on 5 December 1912 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Twenty-Four Eyes (1954), The Garden of Women (1954) and The Ballad of Narayama (1958). He died on 30 December 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 5, 1912
DiedDecember 30, 1998(86)
BornDecember 5, 1912
DiedDecember 30, 1998(86)
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  • Awards
    • 17 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1954
The Garden of Women (1954)
The Garden of Women
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1954
Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
The Ballad of Narayama
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1958
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
A Japanese Tragedy
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer

  • I Went To (2000)
    I Went To
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • Father (1988)
    Father
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Twenty-Four Eyes (1987)
    Twenty-Four Eyes
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
    Big Joys, Small Sorrows
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Children of Nagasaki (1983)
    Children of Nagasaki
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1983
  • The Young Rebels (1980)
    The Young Rebels
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • My Son! My Son! (1979)
    My Son! My Son!
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)
    The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Green Light to Joy (1967)
    Green Light to Joy
    7.0
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Akogare (1966)
    Akogare
    6.0
    • story
    • 1966
  • Tsuma no hi no ai no katamini (1965)
    Tsuma no hi no ai no katamini
    7.3
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • The Scent of Incense. Part 1 (1964)
    The Scent of Incense. Part 1
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (1963)
    Legend of a Duel to the Death
    7.6
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Rôma ni saita koi (1963)
    Rôma ni saita koi
    • screenplay
    • 1963

Director

  • Father (1988)
    Father
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
    Big Joys, Small Sorrows
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Children of Nagasaki (1983)
    Children of Nagasaki
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Young Rebels (1980)
    The Young Rebels
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1980
  • My Son! My Son! (1979)
    My Son! My Son!
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)
    The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Scent of Incense. Part 1 (1964)
    The Scent of Incense. Part 1
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Scent of Incense. Part 2 (1964)
    The Scent of Incense. Part 2
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (1963)
    Legend of a Duel to the Death
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Sing, Young People! (1963)
    Sing, Young People!
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Futari de aruita iku haru aki (1962)
    Futari de aruita iku haru aki
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1962
  • This Year's Love (1962)
    This Year's Love
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Immortal Love (1961)
    Immortal Love
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The River Fuefuki (1960)
    The River Fuefuki
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1960

Producer

  • Dodes'ka-den (1970)
    Dodes'ka-den
    7.3
    • planner
    • 1970
  • The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)
    The Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
    7.3
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • The Scent of Incense. Part 1 (1964)
    The Scent of Incense. Part 1
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Legend of a Duel to the Death (1963)
    Legend of a Duel to the Death
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Sing, Young People! (1963)
    Sing, Young People!
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Kiriko no unmei (1962)
    Kiriko no unmei
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Immortal Love (1961)
    Immortal Love
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1961
  • The River Fuefuki (1960)
    The River Fuefuki
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Wedding Ring (1950)
    Wedding Ring
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 5, 1912
    • Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
  • Died
    • December 30, 1998
    • Tokyo, Japan(stroke)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Directed Japan's first color film: Carmen Comes Home (1951).

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