Kaneto Shindo

Kaneto Shindō was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who 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 screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai.

28 April 1912

Born on the same birth date (28 April 1912): Odette Hallowes

Born on the same birth day (28 April): Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar • Alice Waters • Andrew Mehrtens • Bruno Kirby • David Freese • Dmitri Torbinski • Drew Gulak • Ginette Reno • Jeremy Cooke • Kenneth Kaunda • Lauren Laverne • Nicklas Lidström • Nikki Grahame • Phil King (musician) • Richard Fromberg • Sam Merwin Jr. • Tariq Aziz • Tobias Asser • Vernon Kay • Wilhelmus Beekman

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