Writing
Kunio Shimizu
Born — Died
1936-11-17 — 2021-04-15
Place of birth
Niigata, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
13 titles
Known for
6.2Renowned detective Kosuke Kindaichi is called to an island where a dying man's words lead him to investigate a series of murders connected to the 'Nue' legend and the powerful Osakabe family, who separate twins at birth.
Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
10.0A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
A Full Life
1962
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
4.8Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
NRThis TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her missing brother who witnessed the crimes of a political fixer.
Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
1981
7.0As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place in the world.
She and He
1963
Behind the camera
6.2Renowned detective Kosuke Kindaichi is called to an island where a dying man's words lead him to investigate a series of murders connected to the 'Nue' legend and the powerful Osakabe family, who separate twins at birth.
Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
10.0A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
A Full Life
1962
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
4.8Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
NRThis TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her missing brother who witnessed the crimes of a political fixer.
Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
1981
7.0As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place in the world.
She and He
1963
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Cry of the Mountain
1968
Documentary short.
School of Fish Goes to Africa
1966
A college graduate falls in love with a woman during a business trip in Hokkaido
Hokkaido, My Love
1962
NRA rebel youth joins a duo of entertainers only able to communicate by gesturing; when the female performer is suddenly abducted, he and Takeru must take action.
Lost Lovers
1971
NRA rebel youth joins a duo of entertainers only able to communicate by gesturing; when the female performer is suddenly abducted, he and Takeru must take action.
Lost Lovers
1971
Adaptation of a 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima.
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
7.0Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction with the Africans he meets reveals to him that he has been living a lie, and that he is not the man he thought he was.
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
1966
