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
Azumi 2: Death or Love
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Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan
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Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan
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Necronomicon
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
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Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
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Death Note
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Death Note: The Last Name
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Crossfire
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Crossfire
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
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I'm All Yours
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Summer Vacation 1999
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Pride
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God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
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Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
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Gold Boy
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When the Rain Falls
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Danger Dolls
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part
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Why Do I Choose?
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Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu
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Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu
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Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru
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Zeccho shimai ochiru
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Haunted School 3
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恋に唄えば♪
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All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
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All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
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Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan
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The iDol
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Main Theme
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The Idiots
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Kyoufu no Yacchan
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Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
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It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
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It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
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Haunted School 3
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My Soul Is Slashed
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Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
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My Soul Is Slashed
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Itazura lolita: Ushirokara baajin
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Sacrifice Dilemma
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Jellyfish
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Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part
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Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3
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Matchmaking Cruise
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Matchmaking Cruise
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Linking Love
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Panic in High School
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Linking Love
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Siberia
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Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep
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Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
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Hong Kong Paradise
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Female Teacher Hunting
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F
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F
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Rasuto kyabaree
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The Family Game
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Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard
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Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
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Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh
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The Red Shoes: Tokyo Rape Incident
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Eve-chan no hime
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Messiah
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The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
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Scanner
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Oh! Takarazuka
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Yamada Village Waltz
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Holyland
(Series Director)
Holyland
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危険なカンケイ
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Ultraman Max
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Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
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