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Aliases: Shûsuke Kaneko , 金子修介 , Shūsuke Kaneko , Kaneko Shūsuke , Сюсукэ Канэко

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 73

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
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10

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

(2004) Director
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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7
Ultraman Max
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9

Ultraman Max

(2005) Director
Death Note
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7

Death Note

(2006) Director
Death Note: The Last Name
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7

Death Note: The Last Name

(2006) Director
Azumi 2: Death or Love
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7

Azumi 2: Death or Love

(2005) Director
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
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7
Holyland
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7

Holyland

(2005) Director

Acting

Directing

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Director
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