Kaneto Shindo (æ–°è—¤ 兼人, ShindÅ Kaneto, April 22, 1912 â€" May
29, 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer,
and author. 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, Seijun Suzuki,
Fumio Kamei, and Tadashi Imai.Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture,
and he made several films about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb. Like
his early mentor Kenji Mizoguchi, many of his films feature strong
female characters. He was a pioneer of independent film production in
Japan, founding a company called Kindai Eiga Kyokai. He continued
working as a scriptwriter, director and author until his death at the
age of 100.Shindo made a series of autobiographical films, beginning
with the first film he directed, 1951's Story of a Beloved Wife, about
his struggle to become a screenwriter, through 1986's Tree Without
Leaves, about his childhood, born into a wealthy family which became
destitute, 2000's By Player, about his film company, seen through the
eyes of his friend Taiji Tonoyama, and his last film, Postcard,
directed at the age of 98, loosely based on his military service.
29, 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer,
and author. 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, Seijun Suzuki,
Fumio Kamei, and Tadashi Imai.Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture,
and he made several films about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb. Like
his early mentor Kenji Mizoguchi, many of his films feature strong
female characters. He was a pioneer of independent film production in
Japan, founding a company called Kindai Eiga Kyokai. He continued
working as a scriptwriter, director and author until his death at the
age of 100.Shindo made a series of autobiographical films, beginning
with the first film he directed, 1951's Story of a Beloved Wife, about
his struggle to become a screenwriter, through 1986's Tree Without
Leaves, about his childhood, born into a wealthy family which became
destitute, 2000's By Player, about his film company, seen through the
eyes of his friend Taiji Tonoyama, and his last film, Postcard,
directed at the age of 98, loosely based on his military service.
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