Kaneto Shindo
Japanese filmmaker (1912–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. His screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai.
Kaneto Shindō | |
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Born | (1912-04-22)22 April 1912 Saeki, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 29 May 2012(2012-05-29) (aged 100) Hiroshima, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer |
Spouse(s) | Takako Kuji (common-law wife) Miyo Shindō
(m. 1946; died 1978) |
Children | Jiro Shindō |
His films of the first decade were often in a social realist vein, repeatedly depicting the fate of women, while since the seventies, portraits of artists became a speciality.[2] Many of his films were autobiographical, beginning with his 1951 directorial debut, Story of a Beloved Wife, and, being born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he also made several films about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the effect of nuclear weapons.[2][3]
Shindō was one of the pioneers of independent film production in Japan, co-founding his own film company Kindai Eiga Kyōkai with director Yoshimura and actor Taiji Tonoyama in 1950. He continued working as a screenwriter, director, and author until close to his death at the age of 100.