Kaneto Shindō(1912-2012)

Kaneto Shindō was born on 22 April 1912 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for The Naked Island (1960), Postcard (2010) and A Last Note (1995). He was married to Nobuko Otowa and Miyo Shindo. He died on 29 May 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan.

Known for

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Postcard
7.0
- screenplay (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2010
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
8.1
- motion picture "Hachiko monogatari" (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2009
Teacher and Three Children
5.5
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2008
Oka ni agatta gunkan
7.3
- original story
- adaptation (as Kaneto Shindô, as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2007
Densetsu no Akita inu Hachi
TV Movie
- novel
- screenplay
- 2006
Fukurô
6.6
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2003
Taiga no itteki
6.6
- Writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2001
By Player
7.1
- book "Sammon yakusha no shi"
- screenplay (as Kaneto Shindô, as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2000
The Perfect Education
5.6
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1999
Ikitai
7.0
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1999
The Geisha House
7.0
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1998
Yukie
7.6
- writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1998
Miyazawa Kenji sono ai
5.3
- Writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1996
A Last Note
6.8
- Writer (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1995
Toki rakujitsu
6.6
- novel
- screenplay (as Kaneto Shindô, as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1992

Postcard
7.0
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2010
Teacher and Three Children
5.5
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2008
Fukurô
6.6
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2003
By Player
7.1
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 2000
Ikitai
7.0
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1999
A Last Note
6.8
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1995
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
6.9
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1992
Sakura-tai Chiru
7.0
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1988
Tree Without Leaves
7.7
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1986
Burakkubôdo
6.6
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1986
The Horizon
7.1
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1984
Edo Porn
6.4
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1981
Kôsatsu
6.4
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1979
The Life of Chikuzan
6.9
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1977
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
7.2
- Director (as Kaneto Shindô)
- 1975

Trivia
He was the second oldest active film-maker in the world and the oldest film director in Japan.

Quotes
[on Hadaka no shima (1960)] The film was made as a 'cinematic poem' to try and capture the life of human beings struggling like ants against the forces of nature.