Shusuke Kaneko
Born: 1955-06-08 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Directing
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
Filmography
2024
- Gold Boy ... (Director)
2022
- When The Rain Falls ... (Director)
2021
- Nobutora - Samurai Tiger ... (Director)
2019
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga as Self - Filmmaker
2018
- Cho Edogakeishi as Self
2017
- Linking Love ... (Screenplay)
- Matchmaking Cruise ... (Director)
2016
- Scanner ... (Director)
2014
- Danger Dolls ... (Director)
2013
- Kiken na Kankei ... (Director)
- Jellyfish ... (Director)
- Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part ... (Director)
- Sacrifice Dilemma ... (Director)
- Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part ... (Director)
2012
- The Centenarian Clock ... (Director)
2011
- Messiah ... (Director)
2010
- The Idiots ... (Director)
2009
- Making of Death Note: The Last Name as Self
- Pride ... (Director)
- Making of Death Note as Self
2006
- Death Note ... (Director)
- Death Note: The Last Name ... (Director)
- The iDol ... (Producer)
- God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand ... (Director)
- What's a Director?
2005
- Ultraman Max ... (Director)
- Azumi 2: Death or Love ... (Director)
- Holyland ... (Series Director)
- Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth ... (Director)
- Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession as Self
2004
- Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy ... (Director)
2002
- 恋に唄えば♪ ... (Director)
- Project GMK: The Day Shusuke Kaneko Fought Godzilla as Himself
2001
2000
- Crossfire ... (Director)
1999
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris ... (Director)
- GAMERA 1999
1998
- F ... (Director)
1997
- Haunted School 3 ... (Director)
1996
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion ... (Director)
1995
1994
- It's a Summer Vacation Everyday ... (Director)
1993
- Necronomicon ... (Director)
- Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan ... (Director)
1991
- My Soul Is Slashed ... (Director)
- All's Quiet on the Recruit Front ... (Screenplay)
1990
- Hong Kong Paradise ... (Director)
1989
- Who Do I Choose? ... (Director)
1988
- Last Cabaret ... (Director)
- Summer Vacation 1999 ... (Director)
- Yamada Village Waltz ... (Director)
1987
- Kyoufu no Yacchan ... (Director)
1986
- Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin from Behind ... (Director)
1985
- I'm All Yours ... (Director)
1984
- Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging ... (Director)
- Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3 ... (Director)
- Eve-chan no hime ... (Director)
- Main Theme ... (Assistant Director)
- Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan ... (Assistant Director)
- Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked ... (Director)
1983
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami ... (Writer)
- Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard ... (Writer)
- The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident ... (Assistant Director)
- Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu ... (Screenplay)
- Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep ... (First Assistant Director)
- The Family Game as Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)
1982
- Female Teacher Hunting ... (Assistant Director)
- Oh! Takarazuka ... (Assistant Director)
- Gigolo: A Docu-Drama as Cameraman's assistant
- Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh ... (Screenplay)
- Zeccho shimai ochiru ... (Assistant Director)
- Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru ... (Screenplay)
1978
- Panic in High School ... (Assistant Director)