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Kaneto Shindō (新藤 兼人, Shindō Kaneto, 22 April 1912 – 29 May 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. [1] His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note.
Jun 1, 2012 · Kaneto Shindo, a venerable filmmaker whose work was haunted by the wartime devastation of his native Hiroshima, died on Tuesday at his home in Tokyo. He was 100. His office confirmed the death to...
May 30, 2012 · Kaneto Shindo was Japan's oldest director and a renowned auteur of art house cinema. He made over 40 films, including The Naked Island, Onibaba and Hachiko Monogatari, and won awards in Moscow and Tokyo.
May 30, 2012 · The veteran filmmaker passed away at 100, leaving behind a legacy of acclaimed works that explored social issues and human struggles. He also wrote scripts for other directors, such as Kon Ichikawa and Kenji Mizoguchi.
When Kaneto Shindo died Tuesday at age 100, he was not the world's oldest active director — that honor belongs to Portugal's Manoel e Oliveira, at 103 — but he had had an amazingly productive ...
Mar 22, 2021 · Director Kaneto Shindo’s documentary-like, dialogue-free portrayal of daily struggle is a work of stunning visual beauty and invention. The international breakthrough for one of Japan’s most innovative filmmakers—who went on to make other unique masterworks such as Onibaba and Kuroneko — The Naked Island follows a family ...
Apr 18, 2019 · Where to begin with Kaneto Shindo. Movies inspire a lot of passion, but the back catalogue of film history can be daunting. For every fan who’s obsessed with an actor, director or sub-genre, there’s another struggling to know where to start.
