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Film director Kaneto Shindo dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2010 shows renowned Japanese film director and screen writer Kaneto Shindo during an interview. Shindo, known for such works as "Children of Hiroshima" and "A Last Note," died at his home in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. He was 100.

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Del Toro in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hollywood actor Benicio del Toro (2nd from L) offers flowers at a cenotaph in Hiroshima on May 11, 2012, for people killed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Del Toro is in Japan to attend an event to celebrate the 100th birthday the country's oldest active film director, Kaneto Shindo.

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Film director Shindo's 100th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Shinobu Otake (L front), actor Naomasa Musaka (L back), actor Etsushi Toyokawa (R back) and actress Maiko Kawakami (R front) gather around Japanese film director Kaneto Shindo (C) to celebrate Shindo's 100th birthday at a party in Tokyo on April 22, 2012.

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Bronze head of Japanese film director Shindo in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A bronze head of renowned Japanese film director Kaneto Shindo, made by Russian sculptor Grigori Potocki, a friend of Shindo, is unveiled in a park in Moscow on Nov. 5, 2011. Shindo, 99, is a three-time winner of the Grand Prix at the Moscow international film festival.

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo, holding flowers, gives a speech on the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered.

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo receives applause as he heads for the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered.

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo gives a speech on the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered.

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1952 Japanese film gets U.S. premiere

NEW YORK, United States - A panel in the lobby of the BAMcinematek theater in Brooklyn, New York, informs visitors of a retrospective titled, ''The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo,'' on April 22, 2011. The retrospective, which began the same day, will run through May 5, featuring 11 of the Japanese film director's works, including a 1952 film depicting the horrors of the atomic bomb, ''Children of Hiroshima.'' Shindo, who is from Hiroshima City, turned 99 that day.

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1952 Japanese film gets U.S. premiere

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken April 22, 2011, shows a building in Brooklyn, New York, where BAMcinematek is located. Japanese director Kaneto Shindo's 1952 film depicting the horrors of the atomic bomb, ''Children of Hiroshima,'' made its U.S. premiere the same day at the theater, as the director, who is from Hiroshima City, turned 99 that day.

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98-yr-old Shindo wins special Tokyo film prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, a 98-year-old Japanese filmmaker, waves after winning the special jury prize of the Tokyo International Film Festival with the movie ''Post Card'' in the Roppongi district on Oct. 31, 2010. ''This is my last piece,'' Shindo said.

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98-yr-old Shindo wins special Tokyo film prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, a 98-year-old Japanese filmmaker, comments on his winning the special jury prize of the Tokyo International Film Festival with the movie ''Post Card'' in the Roppongi district on Oct. 31, 2010. ''This is my last piece,'' Shindo said.

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Director Kaneto Shindo at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, Japan's oldest active film director at age 98, arrives at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Shindo's film ''Post Card'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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6 receive Order of Culture award

TOKYO, Japan - Six recipients of this year's Order of Culture pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after being decorated by Emperor Akihito. (From L to R) are economist Ryutaro Komiya, glass-work artist Kyohei Fujita, film director Kaneto Shindo, aerospace engineer Jiro Kondo, novelist Sonoko Sugimoto and Nobel chemistry prize laureate Koichi Tanaka.

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6 named for Order of Culture award

TOKYO, Japan - The government will award this year's Order of Culture to six people -- economist Ryutaro Komiya (top R), aerospace engineer Jiro Kondo (top C), film director Kaneto Shindo (top L), novelist Sonoko Sugimoto (bottom R), Nobel chemical prize laureate Koichi Tanaka (bottom C) and glass-work artist Kyohei Fujita. Emperor Akihito will give the awards to the six at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3, Culture Day, a national holiday. (Kyodo)

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6 receive Order of Culture award

TOKYO, Japan - Six recipients of this year's Order of Culture pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after being decorated by Emperor Akihito. (From L to R) are economist Ryutaro Komiya, glass-work artist Kyohei Fujita, film director Kaneto Shindo, aerospace engineer Jiro Kondo, novelist Sonoko Sugimoto and Nobel chemistry prize laureate Koichi Tanaka. (Kyodo)

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Film director Shindo speaks of A-bomb movie

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, the director of the 1952 film ''Genbaku no Ko'' (Children of the Atomic Bomb), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 20, 2010. The 98-year-old, now preparing to release another film later this year, said, ''Filmmakers must continue to make films about the atomic bombings'' of 1945. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo gives a speech on the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo, holding flowers, gives a speech on the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film director Shindo's new work

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie director Kaneto Shindo receives applause as he heads for the stage at a theater in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2011, when his latest work ''Ichimai no Hagaki'' (A Postcard) premiered. (Kyodo)

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Del Toro in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hollywood actor Benicio del Toro (2nd from L) offers flowers at a cenotaph in Hiroshima on May 11, 2012, for people killed in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Del Toro is in Japan to attend an event to celebrate the 100th birthday the country's oldest active film director, Kaneto Shindo. (Kyodo)

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Film director Shindo's 100th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Shinobu Otake (L front), actor Naomasa Musaka (L back), actor Etsushi Toyokawa (R back) and actress Maiko Kawakami (R front) gather around Japanese film director Kaneto Shindo (C) to celebrate Shindo's 100th birthday at a party in Tokyo on April 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

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1952 Japanese film gets U.S. premiere

NEW YORK, United States - A panel in the lobby of the BAMcinematek theater in Brooklyn, New York, informs visitors of a retrospective titled, ''The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo,'' on April 22, 2011. The retrospective, which began the same day, will run through May 5, featuring 11 of the Japanese film director's works, including a 1952 film depicting the horrors of the atomic bomb, ''Children of Hiroshima.'' Shindo, who is from Hiroshima City, turned 99 that day. (Kyodo)

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1952 Japanese film gets U.S. premiere

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken April 22, 2011, shows a building in Brooklyn, New York, where BAMcinematek is located. Japanese director Kaneto Shindo's 1952 film depicting the horrors of the atomic bomb, ''Children of Hiroshima,'' made its U.S. premiere the same day at the theater, as the director, who is from Hiroshima City, turned 99 that day. (Kyodo)

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Bronze head of Japanese film director Shindo in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A bronze head of renowned Japanese film director Kaneto Shindo, made by Russian sculptor Grigori Potocki, a friend of Shindo, is unveiled in a park in Moscow on Nov. 5, 2011. Shindo, 99, is a three-time winner of the Grand Prix at the Moscow international film festival. (Kyodo)

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98-yr-old Shindo wins special Tokyo film prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, a 98-year-old Japanese filmmaker, waves after winning the special jury prize of the Tokyo International Film Festival with the movie ''Post Card'' in the Roppongi district on Oct. 31, 2010. ''This is my last piece,'' Shindo said. (Kyodo)

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98-yr-old Shindo wins special Tokyo film prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, a 98-year-old Japanese filmmaker, comments on his winning the special jury prize of the Tokyo International Film Festival with the movie ''Post Card'' in the Roppongi district on Oct. 31, 2010. ''This is my last piece,'' Shindo said. (Kyodo)

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Director Kaneto Shindo at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, Japan's oldest active film director at age 98, arrives at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Shindo's film ''Post Card'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix. (Kyodo)