KW
CameraKimio Watanabe
Camera
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Kimio Watanabe
Patriotism
1966
Filmography
Production & Directing (60)
1971
The Cliff of TimeDirector of Photography
1969
The Falcon FightersDirector of Photography
10.0
1969
The Sea AnemoneDirector of Photography
1968
School for ThievesDirector of Photography
7.0
1967
The Last Loyalty OfferingDirector of Photography
1967
The Sister GamblersDirector of Photography
1966
PatriotismDirector of Photography
7.0
1965
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and GloryDirector of Photography
1965
1965
1965
The Story of a Blind WomanDirector of Photography
5.0
1964
Clamouring CaninesDirector of Photography
8.5
1964
Black ChallengerDirector of Photography
1963
Zero Escape VisibilityDirector of Photography
1963
When Women LieDirector of Photography
8.0
1963
Teinen TaishokuDirector of Photography
1962
AkikoDirector of Photography
1962
ErikoDirector of Photography
1962
Night Mist Makes Women CryDirector of Photography
8.0
1960
The Song LanternDirector of Photography
9.0
1960
The Wandering PrincessDirector of Photography
6.5
1958
The Snowy HeronDirector of Photography
5.0
1958
AccompliceDirector of Photography
1958
Tainted FlowersDirector of Photography
10.0
1957
The BetrothedDirector of Photography
8.0
1957
Morning WhistlingDirector of Photography
1956
I Love YouDirector of Photography
1956
Bridge of JapanDirector of Photography
7.8
1956
Ma no hanayome ishōDirector of Photography
1956
Outlaw islandDirector of Photography
1956
SparkDirector of Photography
1956
Warning from SpaceDirector of Photography
5.3
1955
The Romance of YushimaDirector of Photography
8.0
1955
The Romance of YushimaArt Direction
8.0
1955
Driving Like MadDirector of Photography
1955
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashiDirector of Photography
1954
The Moon Over the Ruined CastleDirector of Photography
1954
Midori no nakamaDirector of Photography
1954
Four MothersDirector of Photography
1953
Haha no mizūmiDirector of Photography
1953
Red CamelliaDirector of Photography
1953
Hanagata kashu: Nanatsu no utaDirector of Photography
1953
KurohyōDirector of Photography
1953
Shinkon noroke bushiDirector of Photography
1952
Daigaku no kotenguDirector of Photography
1952
Haha yamahikoDirector of Photography
1952
Miss Hanaogi and SantaDirector of Photography
1952
Dokuja-tō kidan: JoōbachiDirector of Photography
1951
Saijoke no kyoenDirector of Photography
1951
Koi no Oranda-zakaDirector of Photography
1950
Designated CriminalDirector of Photography
1950
City of the SpiderDirector of Photography
1950
Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuruDirector of Photography
1949
Kyō ware renaisuDirector of Photography
1948
Jōnetsu no ningyoDirector of Photography
1948
Platform at NightDirector of Photography
1948
Butai wa mawaruDirector of Photography
1947
The Little Green BoxDirector of Photography
1947
Tokyo NightDirector of Photography
1946
Ojōsama o te oDirector of Photography