Camera
Kimio Watanabe
JA cinema · 64 credits
Born
1 January 1918
Died
31 December 1983 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Known more as a cinematographer throughout the 1940s to the 1960s in Japan, Kimio Watanabe (1918–1983) has a decorated career in film. One of his productions, The White Heron, was screened and nominated for the Palme d’Or in the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Watanabe also lent his skills to Kon Ichikawa – the director of Tokyo Olympiad – in his classic Bridge of Japan.
Known for
Filmography
The Cliff of Time
Director of Photography
The Falcon Fighters
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The Sea Anemone
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School for Thieves
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The Sister Gamblers
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The Last Loyalty Offering
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Patriotism
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Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
The Story of a Blind Woman
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Clamouring Canines
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Black Challenger
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Teinen Taishoku
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Zero Escape Visibility
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When Women Lie
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江梨子
1962
Eriko
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Akiko
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女は夜霧に濡れている
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
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The Wandering Princess
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The Song Lantern
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Ore no namida wa amakunai
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Friendship on Bullethole Street
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Accomplice
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Tainted Flowers
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The Snowy Heron
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Symphony of Love
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Dohyō monogatari
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The Betrothed
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Morning Whistling
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Furusato no tōdai
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Duel at Noon
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Chūzaisho nikki
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Warning from Space
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Bridge of Japan
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Outlaw island
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Spark
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Ma no hanayome ishō
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I Love You
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The Romance of Yushima
Director of Photography, Art Direction
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
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Driving Like Mad
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四人の母
1954
Four Mothers
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Green Friends
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The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
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Kurohyō
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Shinkon noroke bushi
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花形歌手 七つの歌
1953
Hanagata kashu: Nanatsu no uta
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紅椿
1953
Red Camellia
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Haha no mizūmi
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Haha yamahiko
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Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
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Miss Hanaogi and Santa
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Daigaku no kotengu
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Saijoke no kyoen
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Koi no Oranda-zaka
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City of the Spider
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笑う地球に朝が来る
1950
Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru
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指名犯人
1950
Designated Criminal
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Kyō ware renaisu
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情熱の人魚
1948
Jōnetsu no ningyo
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Butai wa mawaru
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Platform at Night
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The Little Green Box
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東京の夜
1947
Tokyo Night
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お嬢様お手を
1946
Ojōsama o te o
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