
Life Is Work
Kaneto Shindo and the Art of Directing, Screenwriting, and Living 100 Years Without Regrets
Ken Provencher(Editor)
Kaneto Shindo(Artist)
Kaya Press
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-1-885030-12-2 (ISBN)
Description
Until his death in 2012 at age 100, legendary filmmaker Kaneto Shindo was a living link to more than 70 years of Japanese cinema history. Screenwriter of more than 200 films and director of more than 40, Shindo earned international praise for his masterpieces Children of Hiroshima and The Naked Island, and for the fantastical proto-horror film, Onibaba. In this volume, Shindo narrates his career, from his beginnings as an art director and fledgling screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, to his collaborations with such luminaries as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa and Kinji Fukasaku, to his breakout into independent filmmaking in the 1950s and beyond. This first-ever English language book on Shindo's work is a stunning introduction to one of film's great overlooked masters. It includes the full screenplay of The Naked Island and a foreword by Benicio del Toro.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-885030-12-2 (9781885030122)
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Schweitzer Classification