Kaneto Shindō Movies

  • 1959
    Break Down that Wall

    Break Down that Wall

    Break Down that Wall

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    A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

    Break Down that Wall
  • 1961
    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    61961HD

    Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

    A Design for Dying
  • 1962
    This Madding Crowd

    This Madding Crowd

    This Madding Crowd

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    This Madding Crowd
  • 1978
    The Incident

    The Incident

    The Incident

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    The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old...

    The Incident
  • 1956
    Actress

    Actress

    Actress

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    Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

    Actress
  • 1960
    Master Fencer Sees the World

    Master Fencer Sees the World

    Master Fencer Sees the World

    01960HD

    A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young...

    Master Fencer Sees the World
  • 1963
    The Navy

    The Navy

    The Navy

    01963HD

    A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

    The Navy
  • 1962
    Stolen Pleasure

    Stolen Pleasure

    Stolen Pleasure

    6.81962HD

    Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women...

    Stolen Pleasure
  • 1966
    Drunken Harbor

    Drunken Harbor

    Drunken Harbor

    01966HD

    Third film of the yoidore hakase series

    Drunken Harbor
  • 1949
    Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

    6.31949HD

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

    Here's to the Young Lady
  • 1950
    A Man from Akagi

    A Man from Akagi

    A Man from Akagi

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    A Man from Akagi
  • 1951
    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

    6.51951HD

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

    Clothes of Deception
  • 1956
    Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

    71956HD

    Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with...

    Wedding Day
  • 1996
    The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

    The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

    The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

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    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.

    The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
  • 1961
    As the Clouds Scatter

    As the Clouds Scatter

    As the Clouds Scatter

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    A provincial bus driver plans to marry his conductress, but one night he glimpses the woman he once loved, which throws him into turmoil.

    As the Clouds Scatter
  • 1960
    The Gambling Samurai

    The Gambling Samurai

    The Gambling Samurai

    6.31960HD

    Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...

    The Gambling Samurai
  • 1962
    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく
  • 1963
    The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

    The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

    The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji

    01963HD

    Azusa has just been discharged from the hospital and is frolicking on the beach in Jushi, finally getting her freedom. Her older sister, Kozue, looks...

    The White Peaks of Mt. Fuji
  • 1954
    The Ditch

    The Ditch

    The Ditch

    71954HD

    Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who...

    The Ditch
  • 1947
    Marriage

    Marriage

    Marriage

    71947HD

    In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult circumstances and needs her income to keep afloat.

    Marriage