Kaneto Shindō Movies

Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the...

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been...

Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

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

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes...

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women,...

Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents. But who's protecting the juvenile delinquents from...

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

After a mine collapses and leaves her husband employed, Fumiko moves to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko and becomes a hostess.

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

The relationship between a rich young student and his lower class friend changes when they start to live both at a guest house. Both will be...

Japanese suspense film.

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of...

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring...