Directed credits
60
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Shusuke Kaneko
Directing
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Directed movies: 56Directed series: 4All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (49)Assistant Director (9)First Assistant Director (1)Series Director (1)Screenplay (5)Writer (2)Producer (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shusuke Kaneko.
7.0
Gold Boy
Director
2024 Movie
4.7
When the Rain Falls
Director
2022 Movie
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Director
2021 Movie
5.0
Matchmaking Cruise
Director
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
5.0
Pride
Director
2009 Movie
7.1
Death Note: The Last Name
Director
2006 Movie
4.3
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Director
2006 Movie
7.1
Death Note
Director
2006 Movie
Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Director
2005 Movie
Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
Director
2005 Movie
6.6
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Director
2005 Movie
恋に唄えば♪
Director
2002 Movie
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Director
2001 Movie
6.1
Crossfire
Director
2000 Movie
7.4
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Director
1999 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shusuke Kaneko.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shusuke Kaneko.
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Director
2001 Movie
7.4
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Director
1996 Movie
7.4
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Director
1995 Movie
7.1
Death Note
Director
2006 Movie
7.1
Death Note: The Last Name
Director
2006 Movie
6.6
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Necronomicon
Director
1993 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shusuke Kaneko.
2.0
Oh! Takarazuka
Assistant Director
1982 Movie
6.0
GAMERA 1999
1999 Movie
6.6
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Director
2005 Movie
7.1
Death Note
Director
2006 Movie
7.1
Death Note: The Last Name
Director
2006 Movie
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Director
2001 Movie
4.2
Female Teacher Hunting
Assistant Director
1982 Movie
6.0
Necronomicon
Director
1993 Movie
7.4
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Director
1996 Movie
7.4
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Director
1995 Movie
7.4
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Director
1999 Movie
5.0
Pride
Director
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shusuke Kaneko.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shusuke Kaneko.
2.7
Linking Love
Screenplay
2017 Movie
The iDol
Producer
2006 Movie
4.0
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
Screenplay
1991 Movie
4.1
Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
Writer
1983 Movie
2.0
Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu
Screenplay
1983 Movie
2.0
Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru
Screenplay
1982 Movie
3.4
Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh
Screenplay
1982 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shusuke Kaneko.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shusuke Kaneko.
8.6
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Filmmaker
2019 Movie
Making of Death Note
as Self
2009 Movie
Making of Death Note: The Last Name
as Self
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
Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
as Self
2005 Movie
10.0
Project GMK: The Day Shusuke Kaneko Fought Godzilla
as Himself
2002 Movie
6.0
GAMERA 1999
1999 Movie
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 Movie
6.8
The Family Game
as Bookstore Guy
1983 Movie
2.0
Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
as Cameraman's assistant
1982 Movie