Kimio Watanabe

Profile info

Known forCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1918
Died31 December 1983 (age 65)
Place of birthChiba Prefecture, Japan
Known credits57

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.

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 Last Loyalty Offering
The Last Loyalty Offering
1967 · Director of Photography
The Sister Gamblers
The Sister Gamblers
1967 · Director of Photography
Patriotism
Patriotism
1966 · Director of Photography
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
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
1965 · Director
The Story of a Blind Woman
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965 · Director of Photography
Clamouring Canines
Clamouring Canines
1964 · Director of Photography
Black Challenger
Black Challenger
1964 · Director of Photography
Zero Escape Visibility
Zero Escape Visibility
1963 · Director of Photography
When Women Lie
When Women Lie
1963 · Director of Photography
Teinen Taishoku
Teinen Taishoku
1963 · Director of Photography
Akiko
Akiko
1962 · Director of Photography
Eriko
1962 · Director of Photography
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962 · Director of Photography
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
1960 · Director of Photography
The Wandering Princess
The Wandering Princess
1960 · Director of Photography
The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron
1958 · Director of Photography
Accomplice
Accomplice
1958 · Director of Photography
Tainted Flowers
Tainted Flowers
1958 · Director of Photography
The Betrothed
The Betrothed
1957 · Director of Photography
Morning Whistling
Morning Whistling
1957 · Director of Photography
I Love You
I Love You
1956 · Director of Photography
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
1956 · Director of Photography
Ma no hanayome ishō
Ma no hanayome ishō
1956 · Director of Photography
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956 · Director of Photography
Spark
Spark
1956 · Director of Photography
Warning from Space
Warning from Space
1956 · Director of Photography
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955 · Director of Photography
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
1955 · Art Direction
Driving Like Mad
Driving Like Mad
1955 · Director of Photography
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
1955 · Director of Photography
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954 · Director of Photography
Midori no nakama
Midori no nakama
1954 · Director of Photography
Four Mothers
1954 · Director of Photography
Haha no mizūmi
Haha no mizūmi
1953 · Director of Photography
Red Camellia
1953 · Director of Photography
Hanagata kashu: Nanatsu no uta
1953 · Director of Photography
Kurohyō
Kurohyō
1953 · Director of Photography
Shinkon noroke bushi
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953 · Director of Photography
Daigaku no kotengu
Daigaku no kotengu
1952 · Director of Photography
Haha yamahiko
Haha yamahiko
1952 · Director of Photography
Miss Hanaogi and Santa
Miss Hanaogi and Santa
1952 · Director of Photography
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
1952 · Director of Photography
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