Shusuke Kaneko
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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Ultraman Max
2005 · Director
Death Note
2006 · Director
Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005 · Director
Death Note: The Last Name
2006 · Director
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004 · Director
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
1984 · Director
Necronomicon
1993 · Director
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · Director
Siberia
— · Director
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999 · Director
Holyland
2005 · Director
When the Rain Falls
2022 · Director
Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin from Behind
1986 · Director
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · Director
Kiken na Kankei
2013 · Director
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996 · Director
I'm All Yours
1985 · Director
Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3
1984 · Director
Danger Dolls
2014 · Director
Last Cabaret
1988 · Director
恋に唄えば♪
2002 · Director
Gold Boy
2024 · Director
Summer Vacation 1999
1988 · Director
Haunted School 3
1997 · Director
Crossfire
2000 · Director
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
2021 · Director
Eve-chan no hime
1984 · Director
Jellyfish
2013 · Director
The Idiots
2010 · Director
Linking Love
2017 · Director
Pride
2009 · Director
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006 · Director
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1991 · Director
Scanner
2016 · Director
The Centenarian Clock
2012 · Director
Yamada Village Waltz
1988 · Director
My Soul Is Slashed
1991 · Director
Matchmaking Cruise
2017 · Director
Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan
1993 · Director
Hong Kong Paradise
1990 · Director
Sacrifice Dilemma
2013 · Director
Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
2005 · Director
The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995 · Director
Kyoufu no Yacchan
1987 · Director
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
1994 · Director
F
1998 · Director
Who Do I Choose?
1989 · Director
Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
2005 · Director
Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part
2013 · Director
Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part
2013 · Director
Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked
1984 · Director
Messiah
2011 · Director