Shusuke Kaneko (born June 8, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. Kaneko began his career at Nikkatsu and would serve as a writer for film and anime. Establishing himself as an up and coming director, Kaneko would win accolades at various film festivals. His film Summer Vacation 1999, would garner him his first award for best director at the Yokohama Film Festival. As a lifelong fan of the original Godzilla films, Kaneko would be chosen as the director for Daiei's revival of the Gamera franchise. Kaneko's work on the Gamera films were met with unprecedented critical acclaim. He would be honored with the Director's Award at the 17th Yokohama Film Festival for his work on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. This film would also go on to top Kinema Junpo's best films of the year list and earn Blue Ribbon awards for best Director and Best supporting actress. Kaneko would go on to direct the most successful Godzilla film of the millennium series as well as the live action adaptations of Death Note. Kaneko has also contributed to various documentaries on kaiju films, particularly those of Ishiro Honda, championing their artistry and imagination 카네코 슈스케(1955년생, Tokyo, Japan) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 ウルトラマンマックス, 데스노트, 데스노트: 라스트 네임이 있으며, 그 외에도 ウルトラQ dark fantasy, 고지라·모스라·킹 기도라: 대괴수 총공격, 우노 코이치로의 젖은 스윙, 소녀검객 아즈미 대혈전 2, 공포의 이블 데드, 西伯利亞風雲, 홀리랜드, 젖은 백합, OL백합족 19세, 가메라 3: 사신 이리스의 각성, 가메라 1: 대괴수 공중결전, 危険なカンケイ 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2024년 골드 보이 연출을 맡았다. 2022년 젖은 백합 연출을 맡았다. 2021년 信虎 연출을 맡았다.