Kaneto Shindô(1912-2012)

Writer
Director
Art Director

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Kaneto Shindô

Kaneto Shindô was born on 22 April 1912 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Ichimai no hagaki (2010), L'Île nue (1960) and Le testament du soir (1995). He was married to Nobuko Otowa and Miyo Shindo. He died on 29 May 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Awards
- 32 wins & 17 nominations total

Known for

Ichimai no hagaki (2010)

Ichimai no hagaki

7.0

Writer

2010

L'Île nue (1960)

8.0

Writer

1960

Le testament du soir (1995)

Le testament du soir

6.8

Writer

1995

Ikitai (1999)

7.0

Writer

1999

Credits

Writer

Ichimai no hagaki
7.0
- screenplay
- 2010
Hatchi
8.1
- motion picture "Hachiko monogatari"
- 2009
Ishiuchi jinjô kôtô shôgakkô: Hana wa chiredomo
5.5
- writer
- 2008
Oka ni agatta gunkan
7.3
- adaptation
- original story
- 2007
Densetsu no Akita inu Hachi
TV Movie
- novel
- screenplay
- 2006
Fukurô
6.6
- writer
- 2003
Taiga no itteki
6.6
- Writer
- 2001
Sanmon yakusha
7.2
- book "Sammon yakusha no shi"
- screenplay
- 2000
Kanzen-naru shiiku
5.7
- writer
- 1999
Ikitai
7.0
- writer
- 1999
La maison des geishas
7.0
- writer
- 1998
Yukie
7.7
- writer
- 1998
Miyazawa Kenji sono ai
5.3
- Writer
- 1996
Le testament du soir
6.8
- Writer
- 1995
Toki rakujitsu
6.7
- novel
- screenplay
- 1992

Director

Ichimai no hagaki
7.0
- Director
- 2010
Ishiuchi jinjô kôtô shôgakkô: Hana wa chiredomo
5.5
- Director
- 2008
Fukurô
6.6
- Director
- 2003
Sanmon yakusha
7.2
- Director
- 2000
Ikitai
7.0
- Director
- 1999
Le testament du soir
6.8
- Director
- 1995
Bokutô kidan
7.0
- Director
- 1992
Sakura-tai Chiru
7.0
- Director
- 1988
Rakuyôju
7.7
- Director
- 1986
Burakkubôdo
6.7
- Director
- 1986
Chihei-sen
7.1
- Director
- 1984
Hokusai manga
6.4
- Director
- 1981
Kôsatsu
6.5
- Director
- 1979
Chikuzan hitori tabi
7.0
- Director
- 1977
Aru eiga-kantoku no shôgai
7.2
- Director
- 1975

Art Director

Personal details

Born
- April 22, 1912
- Hiroshima, Japan
Died
- May 29, 2012
- Hiroshima, Japan(undisclosed)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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.

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When did Kaneto Shindô die?
May 29, 2012
How did Kaneto Shindô die?
Undisclosed
How old was Kaneto Shindô when he died?
100 years old
Where did Kaneto Shindô die?
Hiroshima, Japan
When was Kaneto Shindô born?
April 22, 1912

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