{"product_id":"life-is-work-kaneto-shindo-and-the-art-of-directing-screenwriting-and-living-100-years-without-regrets-9781885030122","title":"Life Is Work: Kaneto Shindo and the Art of Directing, Screenwriting, and Living 100 Years Without Regrets","description":"Until his death in 2012 at age 100, legendary filmmaker Kaneto Shindo was a living link to more than 70 years of Japanese cinema history. Screenwriter of more than 200 films and director of more than 40, Shindo earned international praise for his masterpieces \u003ci\u003eChildren of Hiroshima\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and for the fantastical proto-horror film, \u003ci\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/i\u003e. In this volume, Shindo narrates his career, from his beginnings as an art director and fledgling screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s, to his collaborations with such luminaries as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa and Kinji Fukasaku, to his breakout into independent filmmaking in the 1950s and beyond. This first-ever English language book on Shindo's work is a stunning introduction to one of film's great overlooked masters. It includes the full screenplay of \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Island\u003c\/i\u003e and a foreword by Benicio del Toro.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaya Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781885030122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374","brand":"Kaneto Shindo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848920723637,"sku":"9781885030122","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fe5927c7-7e90-4a6b-8f9c-524d1218a4f3.jpg?v=1732634275","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-is-work-kaneto-shindo-and-the-art-of-directing-screenwriting-and-living-100-years-without-regrets-9781885030122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}