Kaneto Shindō Movies

Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns...

A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and who stand tall like the peaks of a place that...

Japanese horror move from 1978.

1962 Japanese movie

Spending time with her boyfriend on a lonely beach, a girl suddenly remembers the Hiroshima bombing of 1945. He, in turn, remembers the 1960 riots...

1962 Japanese movie

A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

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

1962 Japanese movie

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its...

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

Keiko and Toshiko are sisters who leave their mountain home, where their parents live in a hydroelectric plant company house to study in the city....

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring,...

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.