FILM DIRECTOR
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
Kaneto Shindo
Kaneto Shindō (新藤 兼人, Shindō Kaneto, 22 April 1912 – 29 May 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaneto Shindo has received more than 253,708 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). Kaneto Shindo is the 405th most popular film director (down from 397th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from Japan (down from 590th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
56.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Kaneto Shindo ranks 405 out of 2,041. Before him are Tony Gatlif, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, James L. Brooks, Russ Meyer, Claire Denis, and Alberto Lattuada. After him are Christian-Jaque, John Guillermin, André Téchiné, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Kon Ichikawa, and Walter Ruttmann.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTony Gatlif
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 399
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
1922 - 2007
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 400
James L. Brooks
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 401
Russ Meyer
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 402
Claire Denis
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 403
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 404
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 405
Christian-Jaque
1904 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 406
John Guillermin
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 407
André Téchiné
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 408
Jean-Jacques Beineix
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 409
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 410
Walter Ruttmann
1887 - 1941
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 411
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Kaneto Shindo ranks 114. Before him are Charles Addams, Kim Sung-gan, Isidro Lángara, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Yaroslav Stetsko, and Barbara W. Tuchman. After him are Aymoré Moreira, Martin Schwarzschild, Nancy Wake, David Packard, Joachim Schepke, and Maria Montez. Among people deceased in 2012, Kaneto Shindo ranks 110. Before him are Gitta Sereny, Charles Durning, Félix Miélli Venerando, Svetozar Gligorić, Bal Thackeray, and Sergio Pininfarina. After him are Edoardo Mangiarotti, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Dorothea Tanning, Wilhelm Brasse, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, and Alexander Arutiunian.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsCharles Addams
COMIC ARTIST
1912 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 108
Kim Sung-gan
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 109
Isidro Lángara
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 110
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1999
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 111
Yaroslav Stetsko
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 112
Barbara W. Tuchman
HISTORIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 113
Kaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 114
Aymoré Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 115
Martin Schwarzschild
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 116
Nancy Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 117
David Packard
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1996
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 118
Joachim Schepke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1941
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 119
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsGitta Sereny
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 104
Charles Durning
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 105
Félix Miélli Venerando
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 106
Svetozar Gligorić
CHESS PLAYER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 107
Bal Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 108
Sergio Pininfarina
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 109
Kaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 110
Edoardo Mangiarotti
FENCER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 111
Malam Bacai Sanhá
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 112
Dorothea Tanning
PAINTER
1910 - 2012
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 113
Wilhelm Brasse
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 114
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 115
Alexander Arutiunian
COMPOSER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 116
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kaneto Shindo ranks 620 out of 6,245. Before him are Hōjō Sōun (1432), Daigoro Kondo (1907), Hitoshi Ashida (1887), Shigeru Ban (1957), Hasui Kawase (1883), and Zenkō Suzuki (1911). After him are Mineko Iwasaki (1949), Hantaro Nagaoka (1865), Senjūrō Hayashi (1876), Yuriko Koike (1952), Keigo Higashino (1958), and Kyōka Izumi (1873).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 614
Daigoro Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 615
Hitoshi Ashida
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1959
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 616
Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 617
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 618
Zenkō Suzuki
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 619
Kaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 620
Mineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 621
Hantaro Nagaoka
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1950
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 622
Senjūrō Hayashi
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 623
Yuriko Koike
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 624
Keigo Higashino
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 625
Kyōka Izumi
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 626
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Kaneto Shindo ranks 19. Before him are Makoto Shinkai (1973), Mamoru Oshii (1951), Satoshi Kon (1963), Mikio Naruse (1905), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Ishirō Honda (1911). After him are Kon Ichikawa (1915), Takashi Miike (1960), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), and Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955).
Makoto Shinkai
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 13
Mamoru Oshii
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 14
Satoshi Kon
1963 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 15
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 16
Kinji Fukasaku
1930 - 2003
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 17
Ishirō Honda
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 18
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 19
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 20
Takashi Miike
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 21
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 23
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 24
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 25