
Shusuke Kaneko
Biography
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
Acting (11 movies)

What's a Director?
2006

Project GMK: The Day Shusuke Kaneko Fought Godzilla
2002

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019

GAMERA 1999
1999

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008

The Family Game
1983

Gigolo: A Docu-Drama
1982

Making of Death Note
2009

Making of Death Note: The Last Name
2009

Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
2005
Directing (47 movies)

Azumi 2: Death or Love
2005

Necronomicon
1993

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999

Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth
2005

Death Note
2006

Death Note: The Last Name
2006

Crossfire
2000

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996

I'm All Yours
1985

Summer Vacation 1999
1988

Pride
2009

God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand
2006

Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
1984

Gold Boy
2024

When the Rain Falls
2022

Danger Dolls
2014

Sacrifice Dilemma: Second Part
2013

Why Do I Choose?
1989

Haunted School 3
1997

恋に唄えば♪
2002

Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan
1993

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1991

The Idiots
2010

Kyoufu no Yacchan
1987

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
2021

Sacrifice Dilemma
2013

Itazura lolita: Ushirokara baajin
1986

My Soul Is Slashed
1991

Jellyfish
2013

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
1994

Sacrifice Dilemma: Last Part
2013

Office Ladies: Lesbians in Uniforms 3
1984

Matchmaking Cruise
2017

Linking Love
2017

Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession
2005

Hong Kong Paradise
1990

F
1998

Last Cabaret
1988

Eve-chan no hime
1984

Messiah
2011

The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995

Scanner
2016

Yamada Village Waltz
1988

Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked
1984

The Centenarian Clock
2012
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Zoom Up: Seiko's Thigh | 1982 | Screenplay | 
| Seiko no futomomo: Za chiagāru | 1982 | Screenplay | 
| Uno Koichiro no nurete manabu | 1983 | Screenplay | 
| Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard | 1983 | Writer | 
| Mai Inoue: Blue Rape Attacked | 1984 | Screenplay | 
| Sukeban Kabushiki-gaisha: Yacchae! Ojôsan | 1984 | Screenplay | 
| My Soul Is Slashed | 1991 | Writer | 
| All's Quiet on the Recruit Front | 1991 | Screenplay | 
| It's a Summer Vacation Everyday | 1994 | Writer | 
| Haunted School 3 | 1997 | Writer | 
| F | 1998 | Screenplay | 
| Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | 1999 | Writer | 
| Crossfire | 2000 | Screenplay | 
| Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | 2001 | Screenplay | 
| The iDol | 2006 | Producer | 
| Linking Love | 2017 | Screenplay | 
| Matchmaking Cruise | 2017 | Screenplay |