Acting credits
11
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Shusuke Kaneko
Directing
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Movies: 70Series: 5Crew credits: 68
TMDB ID: 46366
IMDb ID: nm0437526
Known for: Directing
Born: June 8, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2024
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q2630544
Also known as
Shûsuke Kaneko • Shūsuke Kaneko • Kaneko Shūsuke • Сюсукэ Канэко
Other jobs
Director (49)Assistant Director (9)Screenplay (5)Writer (2)First Assistant Director (1)Producer (1)Series Director (1)
Biography
Shusuke Kaneko (born June 8, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. Kaneko began his career at Nikkatsu and would serve as a writer for film and anime. Establishing himself as an up and coming director, Kaneko would win accolades at various film festivals. His film Summer Vacation 1999, would garner him his first award for best director at the Yokohama Film Festival. As a lifelong fan of the original Godzilla films, Kaneko would be chosen as the director for Daiei's revival of the Gamera franchise. Kaneko's work on the Gamera films were met with unprecedented critical acclaim. He would be honored with the Director's Award at the 17th Yokohama Film Festival for his work on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. This film would also go on to top Kinema Junpo's best films of the year list and earn Blue Ribbon awards for best Director and Best supporting actress. Kaneko would go on to direct the most successful Godzilla film of the millennium series as well as the live action adaptations of Death Note. Kaneko has also contributed to various documentaries on kaiju films, particularly those of Ishiro Honda, championing their artistry and imagination
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shusuke Kaneko.
7.0
Gold Boy
Director
2024 Movie
4.7
When the Rain Falls
Director
2022 Movie
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Director
2021 Movie
8.6
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Filmmaker
2019 Movie
5.0
Matchmaking Cruise
Director
2017 Movie
2.7
Linking Love
Screenplay
2017 Movie
Scanner
Director
2016 Movie
5.9
Danger Dolls
Director
2014 Movie
0.8
Jellyfish
Director
2013 Movie
6.0
Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part
Director
2013 Movie
Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part
Director
2013 Movie
Sacrifice Dilemma
Director
2013 Movie
The Centenarian Clock
Director
2012 Movie
Messiah
Director
2011 Movie
10.0
The Idiots
Director
2010 Movie
Making of Death Note
as Self
2009 Movie
Making of Death Note: The Last Name
as Self
2009 Movie
5.0
Pride
Director
2009 Movie
8.5
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
2008 Movie
What's a Director?
2006 Movie
7.1
Death Note: The Last Name
Director
2006 Movie
The iDol
Producer
2006 Movie
4.3
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Director
2006 Movie
7.1
Death Note
Director
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shusuke Kaneko.
