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Keisuke Kinoshita

Japanese film director (1912-1998)

10.74body-of-work score · ranked #70 of 2631 directors · 20 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
December 5, 1912 · Hamamatsu
Died
December 30, 1998 · Tokyo
Nationality
Empire of Japan, Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Keisuke Kinoshita
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Ballad of Narayama楢山節考

    1958 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1958 #1 · Criterion Collection spine #645 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

    1.293 citations
  2. 2
    Twenty-Four Eyes二十四の瞳

    1954 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1954 #1 · Criterion Collection spine #442

    1.162 citations
  3. 3
    Morning for the Osone Family大曾根家の朝

    1946 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1946 #1

    1.001 citation
  4. 4
    The Garden of Women女の園

    1954 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1954 #2

    0.631 citation
  5. 5
    Carmen Comes Homeカルメン故郷に帰る

    1951 · Japan · musical

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1951 #4 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.612 citations
  6. 6
    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum野菊の如き君なりき

    1955 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1955 #3

    0.501 citation
  7. 7
    Times of Joy and Sorrow喜びも悲しみも幾歳月

    1957 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1957 #3

    0.501 citation
  8. 8
    Immortal Love永遠の人

    1961 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1961 #3

    0.501 citation
  9. 9
    The Scent of Incense香華

    1964 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1964 #3

    0.501 citation
  10. 10
    Broken Drum破れ太鼓

    1949 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1949 #4

    0.431 citation
  11. 11
    The River Fuefuki笛吹川

    1960 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1960 #4

    0.431 citation
  12. 12
    The Girl I Lovedわが恋せし乙女

    1946 · Japan / Empire of Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1946 #5

    0.391 citation
  13. 13
    Carmen Falls in Loveカルメン純情す

    1952 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1952 #5

    0.391 citation
  14. 14
    My Son! My Son!衝動殺人 息子よ

    1979 · Japan · crime

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1979 #5

    0.391 citation
  15. 15
    Apostasy破戒

    1948 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1948 #6

    0.361 citation
  16. 16
    Here's to the Young Lady!お嬢さん乾杯!

    1949 · Japan · comedy, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1949 #6

    0.361 citation
  17. 17
    A Japanese Tragedy日本の悲劇

    1953 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1953 #6

    0.361 citation
  18. 18
    The Young Rebels父よ母よ!

    1980 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1980 #6

    0.361 citation
  19. 19
    The Rose on His Arm太陽とバラ

    1956 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1956 #9

    0.301 citation
  20. 20
    The Eyes, the Sea and a Ballなつかしき笛や太鼓

    1967 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1967 #9

    0.301 citation

Complete filmography

All 48 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.