Kaneto Shindō Movies

A biographical drama depicting the life full of love and suffering of the writer and poet Kenji Miyazawa, who celebrated his 100th birthday in 1996.

Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an...

A gripping and entertaining historical drama that follows the actions of the thief Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi during the Edo period.

Film by director Kenji Misumi

This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952...

Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors...

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.

Set in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story of a parent and child.

Third film of the yoidore hakase series

A television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Yomiuri Television and the...

Documentary on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Shindo personally interviews survivors and attempts to interview the commander of the B-29 that...

1962 Japanese movie

Writer/Director Kaneto Shindô recounts his time spent in the Japanese Navy in WWII. He tells about the harsh training, grueling conditions, and...

Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie