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Kinoshita, Keisuke
One of Japan's most popular filmmakers after World War II, Keisuke Kinoshita (1912-1998) was a prolific director, writer, and producer, specializing in sentimental dramas and comedies and the use of innovative, expressionistic sets.
Rarely have any of Kinoshita's fifty or so films been shown outside of Japan, but in that country he was a well-known director who pioneered the use of color in film and repeatedly touched on domestic themes that resonated with Japanese audiences. Despite his conventional plots and subject matter, Kinoshita was often willing to experiment with avant-garde techniques.
Movie Buff
As a child, Kinoshita was a hopeless movie buff. His father was a grocer in the town of Hamamatsu in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan. His parents wanted him to learn a trade, so he went to a technical high school, but Kinoshita was completely focused on making movies. He enrolled in the Oriental Photography School in order to learn how to become a cinematographer and break into movies.
At first Kinoshita made only halting strides toward attaining hi
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Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese film director (1912–1998)
Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke, December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanesefilm director and screenwriter.[2] 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. Among his best known films are Carmen Comes Home (1951), A Japanese Tragedy (1953), The Garden of Women (1954), Twenty-Four Eyes (1954), She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955) and The Ballad of Narayama (1958).
Biography
Early years (1912–1943)
Keisuke Kinoshita was born Masakichi Kinoshita on 5 December 1912, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the fourth of eight children of merchant Shūkichi Kinoshita and his wife Tama. His family manufactured pickles and owned a grocery store.[1] A film fan already in early years, he vowed to become a filmmaker, but faced opposition from his parents.
When he was in
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Keisuke Kinoshita facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Keisuke Kinoshita | |
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Keisuke Kinoshita (early 1950s) | |
| Born | Masakichi Kinoshita (1912-12-05)December 5, 1912 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 30, 1998(1998-12-30) (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Years active | 1933–1988 |
Keisuke Kinoshita(木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke, December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanesefilm 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. Among his best known films are Carmen Comes Home (1951), Japan's first colour feature, Tragedy of Japan (1953), Twenty-Four Eyes (1954), You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955), Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957), The Ballad of Narayama (1958), and The River Fuefuki (1960).
Biography
Early years
Keisuke Kinoshita was born Masakichi Kinoshita on 5 December 1912, in Hamama
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