Shusuke Kaneko (????, born 8 June 1955) is a Japanese writer and director best known for his kaiju and tokusatsu films.
These include a trilogy of Gamera films—Gamera: Guardian of the Universe in 1995, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion 1996, and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris in 1999—as well as the 2001 film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, which is the 26th film in the Godzilla franchise.
He also directed the live-action anime-manga adaptations Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, both of which were released in 2006.