Kimio Watanabe

Kimio Watanabe

CinematographerDirectorWriterArt Jan 1 (died age 65) Chiba Prefecture, Japan 1952–1971 (19 year career)
6.1 avg rating

Biography

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

Crew (33)

Movies (33)

The Cliff of Time

The Cliff of Time

1971

Director of Photography

The Falcon Fighters

The Falcon Fighters

1969

Director of Photography

The Sea Anemone

The Sea Anemone

1969

Director of Photography

School for Thieves

School for Thieves

1968

Director of Photography

The Sister Gamblers

The Sister Gamblers

1967

Director of Photography

The Last Loyalty Offering

The Last Loyalty Offering

1967

Director of Photography

Patriotism

Patriotism

1966

Director of Photography

6.9
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

1965

Director

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

1965

Director of Photography

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

1965

Screenplay

The Story of a Blind Woman

The Story of a Blind Woman

1965

Director of Photography

5.0
Black Challenger

Black Challenger

1964

Director of Photography

Clamouring Canines

Clamouring Canines

1964

Director of Photography

7.0
Zero Escape Visibility

Zero Escape Visibility

1963

Director of Photography

Teinen Taishoku

Teinen Taishoku

1963

Director of Photography

When Women Lie

When Women Lie

1963

Director of Photography

7.0
Eriko

Eriko

1962

Director of Photography

Akiko

Akiko

1962

Director of Photography

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962

Director of Photography

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

1960

Director of Photography

6.7
The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1960

Director of Photography

Accomplice

Accomplice

1958

Director of Photography

The Snowy Heron

The Snowy Heron

1958

Director of Photography

4.0
Tainted Flowers

Tainted Flowers

1958

Director of Photography

Morning Whistling

Morning Whistling

1957

Director of Photography

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1957

Director of Photography

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

1956

Director of Photography

7.3
Outlaw island

Outlaw island

1956

Director of Photography

Warning from Space

Warning from Space

1956

Director of Photography

5.2
The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Art Direction

6.0
The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Director of Photography

6.0
Kurohyō

Kurohyō

1953

Director of Photography

母山彦

母山彦

1952

Director of Photography