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Kaneto Shindo

Born on April 28, 1912 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Japanese filmmaker/scriptwriter Kaneto Shindo's most famous directorial efforts include The Island (1960), a nearly silent, but powerful glimpse at a lonely farmer's daily toil, and Children of Hiroshima (1952), a wrenching and sentimental account of ... Read Full Biography
Year Award Category Movie Result
1994 Moscow International Film Festival Russian Critics Award A Last Note Won
1979 Venice International Film Festival Film Presented Kosatsu Nominated
1971 Moscow International Film Festival Special Prize Hadaka No Jukyusai Won
1962 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film - Any Source The Island (Hadaka no shima) Nominated
1955 British Academy of Film and Television Arts United Nations Award Children of Hiroshima Won


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