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Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

WriterDirectorActorCrewProducer Dec 5 (died age 86) Shizuoka, Japan 1935–2024 (89 year career)
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Biography

Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke, December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director. Hugely popular in his home country of Japan, Keisuke Kinoshita worked tirelessly as a director for nearly half a century, making lyrical, sentimental films that often center on the inherent goodness of people, especially in times of distress. He began his directing career during a most challenging time for Japanese cinema: World War II, when the industry’s output was closely monitore…

Known For

Dodes'ka-den
Film

Dodes'ka-den

Executive Producer
Twenty-Four Eyes
Film

Twenty-Four Eyes

(uncredited)
The Ballad of Narayama
Film

The Ballad of Narayama

Director
Love Letter
Film

Love Letter

Screenplay
Immortal Love
Film

Immortal Love

Director
The River Fuefuki
Film

The River Fuefuki

Director
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
Film

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

Director
Carmen Comes Home
Film

Carmen Comes Home

Director

Filmography

Crew (137)

·

Movies (121)

カルメン故郷に帰る

カルメン故郷に帰る

2024

Original Story

Dora-heita

Dora-heita

2000

Screenplay

5.1
Father

Father

1988

Director

4.9
Father

Father

1988

Writer

4.9
Children on the Island

Children on the Island

1987

Screenplay

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

1986

Director

6.0
Big Joys, Small Sorrows

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

1986

Writer

6.0
Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

1983

Director

6.1
Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

1983

Original Story

6.1
Children of Nagasaki

Children of Nagasaki

1983

Writer

6.1
The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

1980

Director

5.0
The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

1980

Writer

5.0
Oh, My Son!

Oh, My Son!

1979

Director

5.6
Oh, My Son!

Oh, My Son!

1979

Screenplay

5.6
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976

Director

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976

Writer

Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970

Executive Producer

7.0
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967

Director

5.0
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967

Producer

5.0
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

1967

Screenplay

5.0
Green Light to Joy

Green Light to Joy

1967

Screenplay

Once a Rainy Day

Once a Rainy Day

1966

Original Story

While Yet a Wife

While Yet a Wife

1965

Writer

7.0
The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

1964

Director

7.2
The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

1964

Producer

7.2
The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

1964

Writer

7.2
A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Director

6.8
A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Producer

6.8
A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Screenplay

6.8
Sing, Young People!

Sing, Young People!

1963

Director

5.8
Sing, Young People!

Sing, Young People!

1963

Executive Producer

5.8
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962

Director

5.7
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962

Producer

5.7
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962

Screenplay

5.7
Children of Izu

Children of Izu

1962

Screenplay

Kiriko no unmei

Kiriko no unmei

1962

Screenplay

This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1962

Director

6.3
This Year's Love

This Year's Love

1962

Writer

6.3
Dolls floating down the river

Dolls floating down the river

1962

Screenplay

Don't Ever Die, Mama!

Don't Ever Die, Mama!

1961

Screenplay

Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961

Director

7.5
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961

Producer

7.5
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961

Screenplay

7.5
The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki

1960

Director

7.5
The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki

1960

Producer

7.5
The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki

1960

Screenplay

7.5
Spring Dreams

Spring Dreams

1960

Director

5.6
Spring Dreams

Spring Dreams

1960

Screenplay

5.6
The Snow Flurry

The Snow Flurry

1959

Director

6.7
The Snow Flurry

The Snow Flurry

1959

Screenplay

6.7
Thus Another Day

Thus Another Day

1959

Director

5.3
Thus Another Day

Thus Another Day

1959

Screenplay

5.3
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

1959

Director

6.2
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

1959

Screenplay

6.2
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

Director

7.5
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1958

Screenplay

7.5
The Eternal Rainbow

The Eternal Rainbow

1958

Director

6.3
The Eternal Rainbow

The Eternal Rainbow

1958

Writer

6.3
Danger Stalks Near

Danger Stalks Near

1957

Director

5.3
Danger Stalks Near

Danger Stalks Near

1957

Screenplay

5.3
Times of Joy and Sorrow

Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957

Director

9.0
Times of Joy and Sorrow

Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957

Writer

9.0
The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm

1956

Director

5.4
The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm

1956

Screenplay

5.4
Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

1956

Director

6.9
Ai to chie no wa

Ai to chie no wa

1956

Screenplay

The Tattered Wings

The Tattered Wings

1955

Director

5.9
The Tattered Wings

The Tattered Wings

1955

Screenplay

5.9
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

Director

6.9
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955

Screenplay

6.9
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Director

7.7
Twenty-Four Eyes

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Screenplay

7.7
The Garden of Women

The Garden of Women

1954

Director

6.6
The Garden of Women

The Garden of Women

1954

Screenplay

6.6
A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

1953

Director

5.3
A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

1953

Screenplay

5.3
Love Letter

Love Letter

1953

Screenplay

6.8
Sincere Heart

Sincere Heart

1953

Screenplay

6.1
Carmen's Innocent Love

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

Director

5.1
Carmen's Innocent Love

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

Screenplay

5.1
Boyhood

Boyhood

1951

Director

6.7
Boyhood

Boyhood

1951

Screenplay

6.7
Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

1951

Director

6.0
Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

1951

Screenplay

6.0
Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Director

4.7
Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Screenplay

4.7
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1951

Director

5.1
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1951

Screenplay

5.1
Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

1950

Director

6.5
Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

1950

Producer

6.5
Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

1950

Screenplay

6.5
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949

Director

6.5
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949

Director

6.5
Here's to the Young Lady

Here's to the Young Lady

1949

Director

6.5
Broken Drum

Broken Drum

1949

Director

6.7
Broken Drum

Broken Drum

1949

Screenplay

6.7
Broken Drum

Broken Drum

1949

Story

6.7
Apostasy

Apostasy

1948

Director

5.4
The Portrait

The Portrait

1948

Director

6.0
Woman

Woman

1948

Director

6.0
Woman

Woman

1948

Screenplay

6.0
Marriage

Marriage

1947

Director

7.0
Marriage

Marriage

1947

Story

7.0
Phoenix

Phoenix

1947

Director

5.9
Phoenix

Phoenix

1947

Screenplay

5.9
The Girl I Loved

The Girl I Loved

1946

Director

5.6
The Girl I Loved

The Girl I Loved

1946

Screenplay

5.6
The Girl I Loved

The Girl I Loved

1946

Story

5.6
Morning for the Osone Family

Morning for the Osone Family

1946

Director

6.7
Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

1944

Director

5.9
Army

Army

1944

Director

6.7
The Living Magoroku

The Living Magoroku

1943

Director

6.6
The Living Magoroku

The Living Magoroku

1943

Writer

6.6
Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

1943

Director

7.0
The Spy Has Not Died Yet

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

1942

Screenplay

Otoko no iki

Otoko no iki

1942

Writer

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

1940

Assistant Director

6.0
Five Siblings

Five Siblings

1939

Idea

Five Siblings

Five Siblings

1939

Writer

The Lights of Asakusa

The Lights of Asakusa

1937

Assistant Director

5.6
Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

1935

Assistant Camera

6.7