Keisuke Kinoshita

Director

Born: December 5, 1912
Died: December 30, 1998 (age 86)
From: Shizuoka, Japan

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…

Filmography (51)

Father (1988)
Director
Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
Director
I Lived, But... (1983)
Self
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
Director
The Young Rebels (1980)
Director
Oh, My Son! (1979)
Director
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
Director
Eyes, the Sea and a Ball (1967)
Director
The Scent of Incense (1964)
Director
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
Director
Sing, Young People! (1963)
Director
Ballad of a Workman (1962)
Director
This Year's Love (1962)
Director
Immortal Love (1961)
Director
The River Fuefuki (1960)
Director
Spring Dreams (1960)
Director
Thus Another Day (1959)
Director
Farewell to Spring (1959)
Director
The Snow Flurry (1959)
Director
The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
Director
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Director
Danger Stalks Near (1957)
Director
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
Director
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
Director
Farewell to Dream (1956)
Director
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
Director
The Tattered Wings (1955)
Director
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Director
The Garden of Women (1954)
Director
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Director