Skip to content
Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Directing·1912–2012·189 films

Kaneto Shindo (新藤 兼人, Shindō Kaneto, April 22, 1912 – May 29, 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994), who appeared in several of his films. He directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. His scripts were filmed by such directors as Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Fumio Kamei and Tadashi Imai. He won the 1996 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for A Last Note.

As Director

As Actor

As Writer

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
Onibaba
Onibaba (1964)
Hachiko
Hachiko (2023)
Kuroneko
Kuroneko (1968)
Hachiko
Hachiko (1987)
The Naked Island
The Naked Island (1960)
The Dreadful
The Dreadful (2026)
Irezumi
Irezumi (1966)
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Manji
Manji (1964)
Edo Porn
Edo Porn (1981)
Fighting Elegy
Fighting Elegy (1966)
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son (1962)
Elegant Beast
Elegant Beast (1962)
The Ball at the Anjo House
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education (1999)
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
Night Drum
Night Drum (1958)
A Last Note
A Last Note (1995)
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
Postcard
Postcard (2010)
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (1962)
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl (1972)
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1951)
The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
The Wolves
The Wolves (1955)
Tree Without Leaves
Tree Without Leaves (1986)
The Strangling
The Strangling (1979)
Devil's Temple
Devil's Temple (1969)
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Kanawa
Kanawa (1972)
Owl
Owl (2003)
Human
Human (1962)
Will to Live
Will to Live (1999)
The Three Undelivered Letters
The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Two Wives
Two Wives (1967)
Hymn
Hymn (1972)
The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai (1960)
The Whale God
The Whale God (1962)
Mother
Mother (1963)
Magnitude 7.9
Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
Stolen Pleasure
Stolen Pleasure (1962)
The Life of Chikuzan
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception (1951)
The Heart
The Heart (1973)
As the Clouds Scatter
As the Clouds Scatter (1961)
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
My Way
My Way (1974)
Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes (1969)
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer (1973)
Miniature
Miniature (1953)
Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway (1960)
Story of a Beloved Wife
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Ditch
Ditch (1954)
Victory of Women
Victory of Women (1946)
The Perennial Weed
The Perennial Weed (1975)
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973)
Actress
Actress (1987)
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1978)
But the Flesh is Weak
But the Flesh is Weak (1957)
Marriage
Marriage (1947)
The Battleship on the Ground
The Battleship on the Ground (2007)
By Player
By Player (2000)
When Women Lie
When Women Lie (1963)
Heat Wave Island
Heat Wave Island (1969)
Temptation
Temptation (1948)
Sisters of Nishijin
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall (1959)
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001)
A Public Benefactor
A Public Benefactor (1964)
A Design for Dying
A Design for Dying (1961)
Conquest
Conquest (1965)
Black Board
Black Board (1986)
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
Love is Lost
Love is Lost (1956)
If Indeed One Loves
If Indeed One Loves (1955)
The Beauty and the Dragon
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
The Lowest Man
The Lowest Man (1958)
The Precipice
The Precipice (1958)
On This Earth
On This Earth (1957)
Harbor Rats
Harbor Rats (1957)
Lost Sex
Lost Sex (1966)
Libido
Libido (1967)
Wakai hito-tachi
Wakai hito-tachi (1954)
Who's the Real Killer
Who's the Real Killer (1957)
Their Legacy
Their Legacy (1962)
The Bells of Nagasaki
The Bells of Nagasaki (1950)
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)
Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth (1954)
The Ladder of Success
The Ladder of Success (1958)
Strong Women, Weak Men
Strong Women, Weak Men (1968)
Pursuit At Dawn
Pursuit At Dawn (1950)
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
The Great Road
The Great Road (1960)
Master Fencer Sees the World
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset (1992)
The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan (1959)
Actress
Actress (1956)
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd (1962)
Challenge to Live
Challenge to Live (1961)
The Matsukawa Incident
The Matsukawa Incident (1961)
Tsumiki kuzushi
Tsumiki kuzushi (1983)
Who Will Judge Me?
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Yokubo
Yokubo (1953)
Violence
Violence (1952)
Netsuai sha
Netsuai sha (1961)
Drive for the Future
Drive for the Future (1980)
Haitoku no mesu
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
The Horizon
The Horizon (1984)
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun (1958)
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996)
Sisters
Sisters (1955)
Don't Mind
Don't Mind (1990)
Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Wedding Day
Wedding Day (1956)
Crossroads in Tokyo
Crossroads in Tokyo (1991)
Before Dawn
Before Dawn (1953)
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953)
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Judge of the Ashuras
Judge of the Ashuras (1951)
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children (2008)
Diary of Forsaken Love
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
Women of Ginza
Women of Ginza (1955)
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Sorrow Is Only for Women (1958)
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Strange Affinity
Strange Affinity (1970)
Reminiscence
Reminiscence (1953)
The Gorgeous Geisha
The Gorgeous Geisha (1964)
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery (1964)
Ryûri no kishi
Ryûri no kishi (1956)
Onna no issho
Onna no issho (1953)
A Man from Akagi
A Man from Akagi (1950)
The White Orchid
The White Orchid (1951)
The Navy
The Navy (1963)
The Shadow of Fear
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
Drunken Harbor
Drunken Harbor (1966)
Shadow Conspirator
Shadow Conspirator (1982)
The Women of Osaka Castle
The Women of Osaka Castle (1983)
Spring Snow
Spring Snow (1950)
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat (1958)
Great X
Great X (1948)
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha (1983)
Sweet Secret
Sweet Secret (1971)
Talented Woman
Talented Woman (1959)
Murahachibu
Murahachibu (1953)
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth (1956)
Forbidden Lips
Forbidden Lips (1958)
Face in the Dark
Face in the Dark (1958)
Dynamite Doctor
Dynamite Doctor (1966)
Shojohou
Shojohou (1950)
Hell's Assassin
Hell's Assassin (1962)
Love and Duty
Love and Duty (1954)
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji (1963)
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge (1981)
Izayoi kaidō
Izayoi kaidō (1951)
Maiko and the Assassin
Maiko and the Assassin (1963)
Alps Story: The Wild
Alps Story: The Wild (1950)
The Wayside Pebble
The Wayside Pebble (1960)
The Lucky General
The Lucky General (1962)
The Woman Who Holds the Key
The Woman Who Holds the Key (1946)
Kōfuku no genkai
Kōfuku no genkai (1948)
The Suitors
The Suitors (1967)
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi (1965)
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Dynamite Doctor Returns (1966)
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
あの空の果てに星はまたたく (1962)
Jealousy
Jealousy (1949)
Ameyuki-san
Ameyuki-san (1979)
The Man of Rumor
The Man of Rumor (1948)
A Nice Guy
A Nice Guy (1960)
The Lovers
The Lovers (1961)
Saijoke no kyoen
Saijoke no kyoen (1951)