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

Death Note

7.1

Death Note: The Last Name

7.0

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

7.5

Azumi 2: Death or Love

6.6

Necronomicon

5.9

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

7.4

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

7.4

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

7.5

The Family Game

6.8

Crossfire

6.1

Main Theme

6.1

Summer Vacation 1999

5.8

Ultraman Max

9.2

Panic in High School

6.7

Danger Dolls

5.9

Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3

6.5

Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep

3.5

Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard

4.6

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand

4.0

When the Rain Falls

5.5

Haunted School 3

6.8

Female Teacher Hunting

4.2

Holyland

7.0

Gold Boy‎

7.2

Itazura lolita: Ushirokara baajin

3.3

Linking Love

2.7

Rasuto kyabaree

2.3

危険なカンケイ

8.7

My Soul Is Slashed

6.0

Jellyfish

0.8

F

6.2

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

10.0

Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan

2.0

I'm All Yours

2.0

Pride

5.0

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging

1.0

Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part

6.0

Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu

2.0

Zeccho shimai ochiru

2.0

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

4.0

The Idiots

10.0

Matchmaking Cruise

5.0

Siberia

10.0

Gigolo: A Docu-Drama

2.0

The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident

2.0

Eve-chan no hime

2.0

Oh! Takarazuka

2.0

Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth

0.0

Why Do I Choose?

0.0

恋に唄えば♪

0.0

Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan

0.0

Kyoufu no Yacchan

0.0

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

0.0

Sacrifice Dilemma

0.0

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

0.0

Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part

0.0

Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession

0.0

Hong Kong Paradise

0.0

Messiah

0.0

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

0.0

Scanner

0.0

Yamada Village Waltz

0.0

Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked

0.0