Kaneto Shindo was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who 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 screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai.
Onibaba is a 1964 Japanese jidaigeki film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. The film is set during a civil war in the fourteenth century. Nobuko Otowa and Jitsuko Yoshimura play two women who kill soldiers to steal their possessions, and Kei Satō plays the man who ultimately comes between them.
Kuroneko is a 1968 Japanese horror film directed by Kaneto Shindo, and an adaptation of a supernatural folktale. Set during a civil war in feudal Japan, the film's plot concerns the vengeful spirits, or onryō, of a woman and her daughter-in-law, who died at the hands of a band of samurai. It stars Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, and Kiwako Taichi.
Shinobu Otake is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for Railroad Man, and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She also won the award for best actress at the 12th Hochi Film Award for Eien no 1/2. At the 25th Moscow International Film Festival she won the award for Best Actress for her role in Owl. She has received a total of 12 nominations.
Children of Hiroshima is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994.
A Last Note is a 1995 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Kaneto Shindo. It was the last film of actresses Haruko Sugimura and Nobuko Otowa.
A Hole of My Own Making is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Tomu Uchida.
Ningen (人間) is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Kaneto Shindo, and starring Taiji Tonoyama, Kei Satō, and Nobuko Otowa, produced by Shindo's company Kindai Eiga Kyokai.
Lucky Dragon No. 5 is a 1959 Japanese film directed by Kaneto Shindo. It is based on events involving the fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryū Maru in 1954.
By Player is a 2000 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of actor Taiji Tonoyama.
Akuto is a 1965 Japanese jidaigeki and drama film directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the play Kaoyo by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Wolf is a 1955 Japanese crime drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Shirogane Shinjū is a 1956 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Torahiko Tamiya.
An Actress is a 1956 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Lost Sex is a 1966 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo.
The Life of Chikuzan is a 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan. It is a coproduction of Kindai Eiga Kyokai and Chikuzan's company "Jean-Jean".
Dobu is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Kaneto Shindō and starring Nobuko Otowa.
Hokusai Manga, better known internationally with its exploitative title Edo Porn, is a 1981 biographical drama based on the life of Japanese artist Hokusai directed by Kaneto Shindo. It draws visual and narrative inspiration from the artist's eponymous collection of sketches and focuses on an anachronistic story related to creation of The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife.
The Heart, also titled Love Betrayed, is a 1973 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the 1914 novel Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki.
