Shusuke Kaneko
Directing
Born 1955-06-08
Tokyo, Japan
76 credits
Nihon SF Taisho Award 1
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1
Awards
Won 1 Nihon SF Taisho Award Award
Nihon SF Taisho Award 1 won
- 1996 Nihon SF Taisho Award Won Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1 won
- 1996 Best Director Won
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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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Filmography
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Directing
40 credits
Ultraman Max
Death Note
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
Death Note: The Last Name
Necronomicon
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin from Behind
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
Siberia
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
When the Rain Falls
Holyland
Danger Dolls
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Gold Boy
Kiken na Kankei
Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3
I'm All Yours
Summer Vacation 1999
恋に唄えば♪
Haunted School 3
Last Cabaret
Jellyfish
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
Eve-chan no hime
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Crossfire
The Idiots
Hong Kong Paradise
Linking Love
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
Pride
Yamada Village Waltz
Scanner
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
My Soul Is Slashed
Who Do I Choose?
Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
Writing
14 credits
Magical Angel Creamy Mami
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
Haunted School 3
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
Crossfire
Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu
Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh
Linking Love
Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
My Soul Is Slashed
Who Do I Choose?
Other credits
13 credits
Female Teacher Hunting
Oh! Takarazuka
Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
GAMERA 1999
Panic in High School
The Family Game
Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep
Main Theme
Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu
The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident
Zeccho shimai ochiru
Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan
Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
Acting
7 credits
Holyland
The Family Game
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Making of Death Note: The Last Name
Making of Death Note
Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
Producing
1 credit
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