Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita (木下 惠介, Kinoshita Keisuke, December 5, 1912 – December 30, 1998) was a Japanese film director. Hugely popular in his home country of Japan, Keisuke Kinoshita worked tirelessly as a director for nearly half a century, making lyrical, sentimental films that often center on the inherent goodness of people, especially in times of distress. He began his directing career during a most challenging time for Japanese cinema: World War II, when the industry’s output was closely monitored by the state and often had to be purely propagandistic. He refused to be bound by genre, technique, or dogma. Kinoshita excelled in almost every genre: comedy, tragedy, social dramas, period films. He shot all films on location or in a one-house set. He pursued severe photographic realism with the long take, long-shot method, and went equally far toward stylization with fast cutting, intricate wipes, tilted cameras, and even classical scroll-painting and Kabuki stage technique. Kinoshita was highly prolific, turning out some 42 films in the first 23 years of his career. For this, Kinoshita explained that he "can’t help it. Ideas for films have always just popped into my head like scraps of paper into a wastebasket." 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. Although few concrete details have emerged about Kinoshita's personal life, his homosexuality was widely known in the film world. Screenwriter and frequent collaborator Yoshio Shirasaka recalls the "brilliant scene" Kinoshita made with the handsome, well-dressed assistant directors he surrounded himself with. His 1959 film Farewell to Spring (Sekishuncho) has been called "Japan's first gay film" for the emotional intensity depicted between its male characters. Kinoshita received the Order of the Rising Sun in 1984 and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1991 by the Japanese government. He died on December 30, 1998, of a stroke. His grave is in Engaku-ji in Kamakura, very near to that of his fellow Shochiku director, Yasujirō Ozu.

  • Title: Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Popularity: 4.376
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1912-12-03
  • Place of Birth: Shizuoka, Japan
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: 木下正吉 (本名), 木下恵介, Кэйскэ Киносьта, Кэйсукэ Киносита, Кэйскэ Киносита, 키노시타 케이스케, 기노시타 케이스케
img

Keisuke Kinoshita Movies

  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    7.7 1954 HD

    From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and...

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    6.5 1983 HD

    An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

    5.8 1953 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    7.7 1954 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    Twenty-Four Eyes

    7.7 1954 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

    5.8 1953 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    6 1947 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

    6.3 1949 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

    6.2 1951 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    Morning for the Osone Family

    Morning for the Osone Family

    6.9 1946 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    7 1955 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Sing, Young People

    Sing, Young People

    5.8 1963 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Boyhood

    Boyhood

    6.7 1951 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Apostasy

    Apostasy

    5.8 1948 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    The Portrait

    The Portrait

    6 1948 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

    7.442 1958 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Kiriko no unmei

    Kiriko no unmei

    1 1962 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

    6.9 1956 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Woman

    Woman

    6.3 1948 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    A Legend, or Was It?

    A Legend, or Was It?

    6.4 1963 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Jubilation Street

    Jubilation Street

    6.3 1944 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Army

    Army

    7.2 1944 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Children of Nagasaki

    Children of Nagasaki

    6.2 1983 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Children of Nagasaki

    Children of Nagasaki

    6.2 1983 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Children of Nagasaki

    Children of Nagasaki

    6.2 1983 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

    6.6 1959 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

    5.8 1956 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Five Siblings

    Five Siblings

    1 1939 HD

    img
  • 1939
    imgMovies

    Five Siblings

    Five Siblings

    1 1939 HD

    img
  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Otoko no iki

    Otoko no iki

    1 1942 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

    6.4 1955 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    5.8 1952 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    5.8 1952 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

    6.7 1949 HD

    img
  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    6 1986 HD

    img
  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    6 1986 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

    6.7 1949 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Broken Drum

    Broken Drum

    6.7 1949 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

    5.2 1957 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Eternal Rainbow

    The Eternal Rainbow

    6.3 1958 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Eternal Rainbow

    The Eternal Rainbow

    6.3 1958 HD

    img
  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Father

    Father

    5 1988 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

    6.2 1959 HD

    img
  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Father

    Father

    5 1988 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    5 1951 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

    5 1951 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

    5.5 1951 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

    5.6 1946 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

    6.6 1954 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    The Living Magoroku

    The Living Magoroku

    7 1943 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

    5.6 1946 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

    5.5 1951 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

    5.6 1946 HD

    img
  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Oh, My Son!

    Oh, My Son!

    5.2 1979 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

    5.6 1959 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

    7.5 1960 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

    5.8 1960 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Wedding Ring

    Wedding Ring

    6.6 1950 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Wedding Ring

    Wedding Ring

    6.6 1950 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

    7.5 1960 HD

    img
  • 1980
    imgMovies

    The Young Rebels

    The Young Rebels

    5 1980 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

    6.7 1949 HD

    img
  • 1980
    imgMovies

    The Young Rebels

    The Young Rebels

    5 1980 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

    6.7 1949 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    9 1957 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

    9 1957 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.2 1964 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.2 1964 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.2 1964 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Children on the Island

    Children on the Island

    1 1987 HD

    img
  • 1937
    imgMovies

    The Lights of Asakusa

    The Lights of Asakusa

    6 1937 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

    7.2 1943 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

    5.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

    5.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Boyhood

    Boyhood

    6.7 1951 HD

    img
  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Dora-heita

    Dora-heita

    5.1 2000 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    5 1967 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

    6.4 1955 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Marriage

    Marriage

    7 1947 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

    6.2 1953 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Marriage

    Marriage

    7 1947 HD

    img
  • 1935
    imgMovies

    Okoto and Sasuke

    Okoto and Sasuke

    6.7 1935 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Wedding Ring

    Wedding Ring

    6.6 1950 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

    5.8 1960 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    6.8 1953 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

    7.5 1960 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    While Yet a Wife

    While Yet a Wife

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Woman

    Woman

    6.3 1948 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Green Light to Joy

    Green Light to Joy

    1 1967 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

    5.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

    1 1966 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama

    7.442 1958 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Dolls floating down the river

    Dolls floating down the river

    1 1962 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Sing, Young People

    Sing, Young People

    5.8 1963 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    1 1976 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

    5.2 1957 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

    6.6 1954 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    かあちゃんしぐのいやだ

    かあちゃんしぐのいやだ

    1 1961 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    A Legend, or Was It?

    A Legend, or Was It?

    6.4 1963 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    A Legend, or Was It?

    A Legend, or Was It?

    6.4 1963 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    The Living Magoroku

    The Living Magoroku

    7 1943 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

    7.5 1961 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

    7.5 1961 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    6 1947 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

    5.6 1959 HD

    img
  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Oh, My Son!

    Oh, My Son!

    5.2 1979 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    5 1967 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Ai to chie no wa

    Ai to chie no wa

    1 1956 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

    6.2 1951 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Dodes'ka-den

    Dodes'ka-den

    7 1970 HD

    img
  • 1942
    imgMovies

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    1 1942 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    1 1976 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

    6.2 1959 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

    6.3 1962 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    This Year's Love

    This Year's Love

    6.3 1962 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

    7 1955 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Children of Izu

    Children of Izu

    1 1962 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

    6.6 1959 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

    7.5 1961 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    Eyes, the Sea and a Ball

    5 1967 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

    5.8 1956 HD

    img
  • 2024
    imgMovies

    カルメン故郷に帰る

    カルメン故郷に帰る

    1 2024 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    Kenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    Kenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS2 E26

    9 1970 HD

    The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS2 E26

    9 1970 HD

    The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    One night, Jiro and Reiko fell in love at first sight, and on the seventh day he proposed to her, and three months later they were married. However,...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    One night, Jiro and Reiko fell in love at first sight, and on the seventh day he proposed to her, and three months later they were married. However,...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E32

    1 1970 HD

    Set in a neighborhood near a private railway station in the suburbs of Tokyo, this cheerful home drama depicts various events that occur in the homes...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The day before he leaves on a business trip to Europe, Shoji meets an old man named Ogawa while visiting his younger brother in the hospital. Ogawa...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The day before he leaves on a business trip to Europe, Shoji meets an old man named Ogawa while visiting his younger brother in the hospital. Ogawa...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E17

    1 1970 HD

    A light-hearted comedy about love, fortune telling and songs of life that begins when a couple of sisters and brothers meet. It depicts a group of...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E17

    1 1970 HD

    A light-hearted comedy about love, fortune telling and songs of life that begins when a couple of sisters and brothers meet. It depicts a group of...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The drama is about the suffering of two families whose babies were mistaken for each other in the hospital.

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The drama is about the suffering of two families whose babies were mistaken for each other in the hospital.

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    A human drama that unfolds around a Japanese restaurant-inn

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The day before he leaves on a business trip to Europe, Shoji meets an old man named Ogawa while visiting his younger brother in the hospital. Ogawa...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS2 E26

    9 1970 HD

    The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    10 1970 HD

    One night, Jiro and Reiko fell in love at first sight, and on the seventh day he proposed to her, and three months later they were married. However,...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The drama features two families, the all-male Shibata family and the all-female Inaba family, and depicts the interactions between the two families...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    The drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E32

    1 1970 HD

    Set in a neighborhood near a private railway station in the suburbs of Tokyo, this cheerful home drama depicts various events that occur in the homes...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E26

    1 1970 HD

    Kenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's...

    img