Keisuke Kinoshita
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1912 — Present
Film director
Personal Info
- Born
- Dec 05, 1912
- Age
- 113
- Birth Place
- Hamamatsu, Empire of Japan
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Masakichi Kinoshita
December 5, 1912
Hamamatsu, Empire of Japan
Died December 30, 1998 (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1933–1944, 1946–1988
Notable work
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke; December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu, he was a household figure in his home country, beloved by both critics and audiences from the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique and subject matter.
December 5, 1912
Hamamatsu, Empire of Japan
Died December 30, 1998 (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1933–1944, 1946–1988
Notable work
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke; December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu, he was a household figure in his home country, beloved by both critics and audiences from the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique and subject matter.
Life & Career Details
Born Masakichi Kinoshita
December 5, 1912
Hamamatsu, Empire of Japan
Died December 30, 1998 (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1933–1944, 1946–1988
Notable work
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke; December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu, he was a household figure in his home country, beloved by both critics and audiences from the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique and subject matter.
December 5, 1912
Hamamatsu, Empire of Japan
Died December 30, 1998 (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1933–1944, 1946–1988
Notable work
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke; December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu, he was a household figure in his home country, beloved by both critics and audiences from the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique and subject matter.
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