
Keisuke Kinoshita
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…
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Crew (109)
Movies (93)
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2024Original Story
Dora-heita
2000Screenplay
Father
1988Director
Father
1988Writer
Children on the Island
1987Screenplay
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986Director
Children of Nagasaki
1983Original Story
The Young Rebels
1980Director
Oh, My Son!
1979Director
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976Director
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976Writer
Dodes'ka-den
1970Executive Producer
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967Director
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967Producer
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball
1967Screenplay
Green Light to Joy
1967Screenplay
Once a Rainy Day
1966Original Story
While Yet a Wife
1965Writer
The Scent of Incense
1964Director
The Scent of Incense
1964Producer
The Scent of Incense
1964Writer
A Legend or Was It?
1963Director
A Legend or Was It?
1963Producer
A Legend or Was It?
1963Screenplay
Sing, Young People!
1963Director
Sing, Young People!
1963Executive Producer
Ballad of a Workman
1962Producer
Children of Izu
1962Screenplay
This Year's Love
1962Director
This Year's Love
1962Writer
Kiriko no unmei
1962Screenplay
Dolls floating down the river
1962Screenplay
Don't Ever Die, Mama!
1961Screenplay
Immortal Love
1961Director
Immortal Love
1961Producer
Immortal Love
1961Screenplay
The River Fuefuki
1960Director
The River Fuefuki
1960Producer
The River Fuefuki
1960Screenplay
Spring Dreams
1960Director
The Snow Flurry
1959Director
Thus Another Day
1959Director
Farewell to Spring
1959Director
The Ballad of Narayama
1958Director
The Ballad of Narayama
1958Screenplay
The Eternal Rainbow
1958Director
Danger Stalks Near
1957Director
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957Writer
The Rose on His Arm
1956Director
Farewell to Dream
1956Director
Ai to chie no wa
1956Screenplay
The Tattered Wings
1955Director
The Tattered Wings
1955Screenplay
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955Director
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
1955Screenplay
Bride in the Kitchen
1955Screenplay
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954Director
The Garden of Women
1954Director
The Garden of Women
1954Screenplay
A Japanese Tragedy
1953Director
A Japanese Tragedy
1953Screenplay
Sincere Heart
1953Screenplay
Love Letter
1953Screenplay
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952Director
Carmen's Innocent Love
1952Screenplay
Boyhood
1951Director
Carmen Comes Home
1951Director
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951Director
The Good Fairy
1951Screenplay
Wedding Ring
1950Screenplay
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949Director
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949Director
Here's to the Young Lady
1949Director
Broken Drum
1949Director
Broken Drum
1949Screenplay
Broken Drum
1949Story
Apostasy
1948Director
The Portrait
1948Director
Woman
1948Director
Marriage
1947Director
Phoenix
1947Director
The Girl I Loved
1946Director
Morning for the Osone Family
1946Director
Jubilation Street
1944Director
Army
1944Director
The Living Magoroku
1943Director
Port of Flowers
1943Director
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942Screenplay
Otoko no iki
1942Writer
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
1940Assistant Director
Five Siblings
1939Idea
The Lights of Asakusa
1937Assistant Director
Okoto and Sasuke
1935Assistant Camera
Television (16)
Wagako wa Tanin
1974Creator
Wagako wa Tanin
1974Director
Kōfuku Sōdan
1972Creator
Kōfuku Sōdan
1972Producer
Mom’s Shoulders
1971Director
Mom’s Shoulders
1971Producer
Taiyō no Namida
1971Creator
Taiyō no Namida
1971Writer
World of Two
1970Director
World of Two
1970Producer
Ashita Kara no Koi
1970Director
Story of Yakuza in Naniwa
1970Producer
Brother
1969Director
Oyaji Daiko
1968Creator
Oyaji Daiko
1968Writer
Kotoshi no Koi
1967Original Story
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