is a Japanese independent film studio. It was formed in 1950 by directors Kōzaburō Yoshimura and Kaneto Shindo and actor Taiji Tonoyama, and went on to produce most of Shindo's films, such as The Naked Island and Onibaba.Georges Sadoul, Peter Morris Dictionary of Film Makers 1972 Page 232 "In 1950, with Yoshimura, he established his own independent company, Kindai Eiga Kyokai, and in 1951 he directed his first film."
History Kindai Eiga Kyōkai was formed in 1950 when Kōzaburō Yoshimura and Kaneto Shindo decided to leave the Shochiku production company. It was formed together with actor Taiji Tonoyama.
By 1960, the company was almost bankrupt. With little money left, Shindo decided to make one last film, The Naked Island. This was a hit abroad, winning a prize at the Moscow Film Festival, and the money earned by signing foreign distribution rights was enough to keep the company afloat.
Throughout its history, the company was never highly profitable, with profits being reinvested into making more films.
Productions DateTitle1949Kitsune no homerun-ō1952Children of Hiroshima1953Life of a Woman1953Epitome1953Before Dawn1953Yokubo1953Murahachibu1954Dobu1954Cape Ashizuri1955The Wolves1956Wedding Day1956An Actress1959Lucky Dragon No. 51960The Naked Island1962Ningen1963Mother1964Onibaba1965Akuto1966Lost Sex1966Kokoro no sanmyaku1967A Fallen Woman1967Libido1968Kuroneko1968Strong Women, Weak Men1968The House of the Sleeping Virgins1969Heat Wave Island1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!1970Strange Affinity1971Sweet Secret1972Hymn1972Kanawa1972A Chorus of One Million People1972Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl1973Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer1973Rika 3: Juvenile’s Lullaby1974My Way1975Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director1976Two Harmonicas1977The Life of Chikuzan1977Tomorrow Evening1978Horror of the Giant Vortex1979The Strangling1979Mother Teresa and Her World1980Nurse’s Husband1986Black Board1988Sakura-tai Chiru1992The Strange Tale of Oyuki1993Dying at a Hospital1995A Last Note1996Cab1997Tokyo Lullaby1998Looking For1999Will to Live1999Osaka Story1999Adrenaline Drive2000By Player2002Oriume2003Owl2004River of First Love2004Zero2005Sayonara Color2007Midnight March2008Teacher and Three Children2010Postcard
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External links
Kindai Eiga Kyokai at the Internet Movie Database