Kaneto Shindo, film director known for

20:13, 30 May 2012

TOKYO. May 30. KAZINFORM Renowned Japanese film director and screenwriter Kaneto Shindo, known for such works as "Children of Hiroshima" (Gembaku no ko) and "A Last Note" (Gogo no yuigonjo), died of old age at his home in Tokyo on Tuesday, his office said Wednesday. He was 100.

After learning how to write screenplays while working as an art assistant for the renowned film director Kenji Mizoguchi, Shindo, a native of the city of Hiroshima, debuted as a director with "The Story of a Beloved Wife" (Aisai monogatari) in 1951, Kyodo reports.

He won the Grand Prix at the Moscow International Film Festival for his 1960 film "The Naked Island" (Hadaka no shima) and received prizes at the festival for his 1970 film "Live Today, Die Tomorrow" (Hadaka no jukyusai) and 1998 film "Will to Live" (Ikitai).