Shusuke Kaneko

Shūsuke Kaneko
cropped headshot of Kaneko at Tokyo International Film Festival 2023 Kaneko in 2023
Born	(1955-06-08) June 8, 1955 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, Screenwriter
Years active	1978–present
Website	www.shusuke-kaneko.com

Shūsuke Kaneko (金子 修介, Kaneko Shūsuke, born June 8, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker.

Life and career

During the mid-to-late 1990s, Kaneko received widespread acclaim and recognition for directing the kaiju films Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996), and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999). The following decade, he directed Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), which is now regarded as one of the greatest Godzilla films ever made.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1984	Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging	Yes	No
1985	Minna Agechau	Yes	No
1988	Last Cabaret	Yes	No
	Summer Vacation 1999	Yes	No
1989	Who Do I Choose?	Yes	Yes
1990	Hong Kong Paradise	Yes	Yes
1991	My Soul Is Slashed	Yes	Yes
	No Worries on the Recruit Front	Yes	Yes
1993	Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan	Yes	No
	Necronomicon	Yes	No	Segment "The Cold"
1994	It's a Summer Vacation Everyday	Yes	No
1995	Gamera: Guardian of the Universe	Yes	No
1996	Gamera 2: Attack of Legion	Yes	No
1997	Haunted School 3	Yes	No
1999	Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris	Yes	Yes
2000	Pyrokinesis	Yes	No
2001	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack	Yes	Yes
2005	Azumi 2: Death or Love	Yes	No
2006	Death Note	Yes	No
	God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand	Yes	No
	Death Note 2: The Last Name	Yes	Yes
2009	Pride	Yes	No
2011	Messiah	Yes	No
2012	The Centenarian Clock	Yes	No
2013	The Sacrifice Dilemma	Yes	No
	Jellyfish	Yes	No
2014	Danger Dolls	Yes	No
2016	Scanner	Yes	No
2017	Linking Love	Yes	No
	Matchmaking Cruise	Yes	No
2018	Xi Bo Li Ya feng yun	Yes	No
2021	Nobutora	Yes	No
	Iké Boys	No	No	Actor (Japanese producer)
2022	When the Rain Falls	Yes	No
2024	Gold Boy	Yes	No

Assistant director

• From Orion's Testimony: Formula for Murder (1978)
• Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)
• Koko dai panikku (1978)
• Female Teacher Hunting (1982)
• Gigolo: A Docu-Drama (1982)
• Ecstasy Sisters (1982)
• Oh! Takarazuka (1982)
• The Family Game (1983)
• Girl Rape Case: Red Shoes (1983)
• Madam Scandal - Final Scandal: Madam Likes It Hard (1983)
• Main Theme (1984)

External links

• Shusuke Kaneko Information Website (official website)
• Shusuke Kaneko Information Website (official website) (in Japanese)
• http://www.tohokingdom.com/people/shusuke_kaneko.htm
• Shusuke Kaneko at IMDb