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==Life and career== |
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Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955.<ref name=skbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.shusuke-kaneko.com/eng/bio.html|title=Biography|publisher=Shusuke Kaneko Official Website|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref> According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. He became involved in amateur film making in his teen years, but majored in education when he attended [[Tokyo Gakugei University]].<ref name=skbio/> After graduation, he found a job at the major Japanese movie studio [[Nikkatsu]].<ref name=skbio/> By 1982 he was a screenwriter and assistant director for Nikkatsu's ''[[Roman Porno]]'' film series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0089260.htm|script-title=ja:金子修介|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database|JMDB]]|language=ja|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref><ref name=sharp236>{{cite book |last=Sharp |first=Jasper |title=Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema |year=2008 |publisher=FAB Press |location=Godalming, Surrey, England |isbn=978-1-903254-54-7| page=236}}</ref> |
Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955.<ref name=skbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.shusuke-kaneko.com/eng/bio.html|title=Biography|publisher=Shusuke Kaneko Official Website|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref> According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. He became involved in amateur film making in his teen years, but majored in education when he attended [[Tokyo Gakugei University]].<ref name=skbio/> After graduation, he found a job at the major Japanese movie studio [[Nikkatsu]].<ref name=skbio/> By 1982 he was a screenwriter and assistant director for Nikkatsu's ''[[Roman Porno]]'' film series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0089260.htm|script-title=ja:金子修介|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database|JMDB]]|language=ja|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref><ref name=sharp236>{{cite book |last=Sharp |first=Jasper |title=Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema |year=2008 |publisher=FAB Press |location=Godalming, Surrey, England |isbn=978-1-903254-54-7| page=236}}</ref> |
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Kaneko made his debut as a director with Nikkatsu in February 1984 with ''[[Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging]]'', part of a long-running Nikkatsu series based on the works of erotic novelist [[Kōichirō Uno]].<ref name="sharp236" /><ref name="weisser447">{{cite book |last=Weisser |first=Thomas |author2=Yuko Mihara Weisser |title=Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films |year=1998 |publisher=Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications |location=Miami |isbn=1-889288-52-7|pages=447–449 }}</ref> That work along with two other ''Roman Porno'' films he directed for Nikkatsu that year, {{nihongo|''OL Yurizoku 19-sai''|OL百合族・19才}} and {{nihongo|''Eve-chan-no hime''|イヴちゃんの姫}}, won him the Best New Director award at the 6th [[Yokohama Film Festival]].<ref name="weisser447" /><ref>{{cite web |date=2005-10-30|url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/06-1984/06_1984_shou.html|access-date=2015-05-31|publisher=Yokohama Film Festival homepage|script-title=ja:第6回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1984年日本映画個人賞|language=ja}}</ref> The next year, his [[manga]]-based April 1985 movie for Nikkatsu, ''[[Minna Agechau]]'', took the award as the 9th Best Film of the year at the 7th [[Yokohama Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/07-1985/07_1985_best10.html |script-title=ja:1985年度 日本映画ベストテン|access-date= 2015-05-31|language= ja |publisher= [[Yokohama Film Festival]]}}</ref> In July 1986, still at Nikkatsu, he directed {{nihongo|''Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin From Behind''|いたずらロリータ 後からバージン|Itazura Lolita: Ushirokara virgin}}, which despite its strange title, was a fantasy about a sex-doll coming to life as a woman.<ref>Weisser, pp. 272-273</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1986/dj001710.htm|script-title=ja:いたずらロリータ 後からバージン|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database|JMDB]]|language=ja|access-date=2015-05-31}}</ref> Kaneko's final film for Nikkatsu was the appropriately named ''[[Last Cabaret]]'', the second to last of the studio's ''Roman Porno'' series. The film, released in April 1988, about a cabaret forced to close has been taken as a metaphor for the demise of the studio itself.<ref>Weisser, p. 227</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=150440|script-title=ja:ラスト・キャバレー(1988)|publisher=AllCinema|access-date=2013-10-26|language=ja}}</ref> |
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The year 1988 marked a watershed in Kaneko's career as a director. At the [[10th Yokohama Film Festival]], he was given the Best Director award for his two films of 1988, the ''Roman Porno'' ''[[Last Cabaret]]'' for [[Nikkatsu]] and ''[[Summer Vacation 1999]]'', a mainstream film for the [[Shochiku]] studio.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html|script-title= ja:第10回ヨコハマ映画祭 1988年日本映画個人賞|access-date= 26 June 2014|work= homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai|language= ja|archive-date= 3 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175754/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> Nikkatsu ceased their ''Roman Porno'' film line that year and filed for bankruptcy a few years later<ref>Sharp. pp. 129-130</ref> and Kaneko moved full-time into mainstream film. |
The year 1988 marked a watershed in Kaneko's career as a director. At the [[10th Yokohama Film Festival]], he was given the Best Director award for his two films of 1988, the ''Roman Porno'' ''[[Last Cabaret]]'' for [[Nikkatsu]] and ''[[Summer Vacation 1999]]'', a mainstream film for the [[Shochiku]] studio.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html|script-title= ja:第10回ヨコハマ映画祭 1988年日本映画個人賞|access-date= 26 June 2014|work= homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai|language= ja|archive-date= 3 March 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175754/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/10-1988/10_1988_shou.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> Nikkatsu ceased their ''Roman Porno'' film line that year and filed for bankruptcy a few years later<ref>Sharp. pp. 129-130</ref> and Kaneko moved full-time into mainstream film. |
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During the mid-to-late 1990s, Kaneko received widespread acclaim and recognition for directing the ''[[kaiju]]'' films [[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe|''Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'']] (1995), [[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion|''Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'']] (1996), and [[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris|''Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris'']] (1999). The following decade, he directed [[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'']] (2001), which is now regarded as one of the greatest ''Godzilla'' films ever made. |
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Revision as of 01:01, 7 February 2024
Shūsuke Kaneko | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | June 8, 1955
Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter |
Years active | 1978–present |
Website | www |
Shūsuke Kaneko (金子 修介, Kaneko Shūsuke, born June 8, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Life and career
Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955.[1] According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. He became involved in amateur film making in his teen years, but majored in education when he attended Tokyo Gakugei University.[1] After graduation, he found a job at the major Japanese movie studio Nikkatsu.[1] By 1982 he was a screenwriter and assistant director for Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series.[2][3]
Kaneko made his debut as a director with Nikkatsu in February 1984 with Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging, part of a long-running Nikkatsu series based on the works of erotic novelist Kōichirō Uno.[3][4] That work along with two other Roman Porno films he directed for Nikkatsu that year, OL Yurizoku 19-sai (OL百合族・19才) and Eve-chan-no hime (イヴちゃんの姫), won him the Best New Director award at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival.[4][5] The next year, his manga-based April 1985 movie for Nikkatsu, Minna Agechau, took the award as the 9th Best Film of the year at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival.[6] In July 1986, still at Nikkatsu, he directed Mischievous Lolita: Attacking the Virgin From Behind (いたずらロリータ 後からバージン, Itazura Lolita: Ushirokara virgin), which despite its strange title, was a fantasy about a sex-doll coming to life as a woman.[7][8] Kaneko's final film for Nikkatsu was the appropriately named Last Cabaret, the second to last of the studio's Roman Porno series. The film, released in April 1988, about a cabaret forced to close has been taken as a metaphor for the demise of the studio itself.[9][10]
The year 1988 marked a watershed in Kaneko's career as a director. At the 10th Yokohama Film Festival, he was given the Best Director award for his two films of 1988, the Roman Porno Last Cabaret for Nikkatsu and Summer Vacation 1999, a mainstream film for the Shochiku studio.[11] Nikkatsu ceased their Roman Porno film line that year and filed for bankruptcy a few years later[12] and Kaneko moved full-time into mainstream film.
During the mid-to-late 1990s, Kaneko received widespread acclaim and recognition for directing the kaiju films Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996), and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999). The following decade, he directed Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), which is now regarded as one of the greatest Godzilla films ever made.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1984 | Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging | Yes | No | |
1985 | Minna Agechau | Yes | No | |
1988 | Last Cabaret | Yes | No | |
Summer Vacation 1999 | Yes | No | ||
1989 | Who Do I Choose? | Yes | Yes | |
1990 | Hong Kong Paradise | Yes | Yes | |
1991 | My Soul Is Slashed | Yes | Yes | |
No Worries on the Recruit Front | Yes | Yes | ||
1993 | Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan | Yes | No | |
Necronomicon | Yes | No | Segment "The Cold" | |
1994 | It's a Summer Vacation Everyday | Yes | No | |
1995 | Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | Yes | No | |
1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Yes | No | |
1997 | Haunted School 3 | Yes | No | |
1999 | Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | Yes | Yes | |
2000 | Pyrokinesis | Yes | No | |
2001 | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Yes | Yes | |
2005 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Yes | No | |
2006 | Death Note | Yes | No | |
God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand | Yes | No | ||
Death Note 2: The Last Name | Yes | Yes | ||
2009 | Pride | Yes | No | |
2011 | Messiah | Yes | No | |
2012 | The Centenarian Clock | Yes | No | |
2013 | The Sacrifice Dilemma | Yes | No | |
Jellyfish | Yes | No | ||
2014 | Danger Dolls | Yes | No | |
2016 | Scanner | Yes | No | |
2017 | Linking Love | Yes | No | |
Matchmaking Cruise | Yes | No | ||
2018 | Xi Bo Li Ya feng yun | Yes | No | |
2021 | Nobutora | Yes | No | |
Iké Boys | No | No | Actor (Japanese producer) | |
2022 | When the Rain Falls[13] | Yes | No | |
2024 | Gold Boy[14] | Yes | No |
Assistant director
- From Orion's Testimony: Formula for Murder (1978)
- Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)
- Koko dai panikku (1978)
- Female Teacher Hunting (1982)
- Gigolo: A Docu-Drama (1982)
- Ecstasy Sisters (1982)
- Oh! Takarazuka (1982)
- The Family Game (1983)
- Girl Rape Case: Red Shoes (1983)
- Madam Scandal - Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard (1983)
- Main Theme (1984)
References
- ^ a b c "Biography". Shusuke Kaneko Official Website. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ 金子修介 (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ a b Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Godalming, Surrey, England: FAB Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- ^ a b Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books: Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 447–449. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ 第6回ヨコハマ映画祭: 1984年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival homepage. 2005-10-30. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ 1985年度 日本映画ベストテン (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ Weisser, pp. 272-273
- ^ いたずらロリータ 後からバージン (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
- ^ Weisser, p. 227
- ^ ラスト・キャバレー(1988) (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ 第10回ヨコハマ映画祭 1988年日本映画個人賞. homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Sharp. pp. 129-130
- ^ "百合の雨音". eiga.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "ゴールド・ボーイ". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
External links
- Shusuke Kaneko Information Website (official website)
- Shusuke Kaneko Information Website (official website) (in Japanese)
- http://www.tohokingdom.com/people/shusuke_kaneko.htm
- Shusuke Kaneko at IMDb