Shusuke Kaneko

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1955-06-08 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As Shûsuke Kaneko, Shūsuke Kaneko, Kaneko Shūsuke, Сюсукэ Канэко

Shusuke Kaneko

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

Known For

Director

Siberia

as Director

2024
Gold Boy‎

as Director

2022
2021
2017
Matchmaking Cruise

as Director

2017
Linking Love

as Director

2016
Scanner

as Director

2014
Danger Dolls

as Director

2013
Jellyfish

as Director

2013
Sacrifice Dilemma

as Director

2013
2011
Messiah

as Director

2010
The Idiots

as Director

2009
Pride

as Director

2006
Death Note

as Director

2005
2005
Holyland

as Series Director

2005
Holyland

as Director

2005
Ultraman Max

as Director

2004
2002
恋に唄えば♪

as Director

2000
Crossfire

as Director

1998
F

as Director

1997
Haunted School 3

as Director

1993
Necronomicon

as Director

1991
My Soul Is Slashed

as Director

1990
Hong Kong Paradise

as Director

1989
Why Do I Choose?

as Director

1988
1988
Rasuto kyabaree

as Director

1988
1987
Kyoufu no Yacchan

as Director

1985
I'm All Yours

as Director

1984
Main Theme

as Assistant Director

1984
Eve-chan no hime

as Director

1983
Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

as Assistant Director

1983
1983
The Family Game

as Assistant Director

1983
1983
1982
Zeccho shimai ochiru

as Assistant Director

1982
Female Teacher Hunting

as Assistant Director

1982
Gigolo: A Docu-Drama

as Assistant Director

1982
Oh! Takarazuka

as Assistant Director

1978
Panic in High School

as Assistant Director

Producer

2006
The iDol

as Producer