Kimio Watanabe

Known for
Camera
Born
January 1, 1918
Died
December 31, 1983 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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

1971
The Cliff of Time poster

The Cliff of Time

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
The Falcon Fighters poster

The Falcon Fighters

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
The Sea Anemone poster

The Sea Anemone

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
School for Thieves poster

School for Thieves

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
The Sister Gamblers poster

The Sister Gamblers

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
The Last Loyalty Offering poster

The Last Loyalty Offering

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Patriotism poster

Patriotism

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory poster

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
The Story of a Blind Woman poster

The Story of a Blind Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Clamouring Canines poster

Clamouring Canines

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Black Challenger poster

Black Challenger

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Teinen Taishoku poster

Teinen Taishoku

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Zero Escape Visibility poster

Zero Escape Visibility

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
When Women Lie poster

When Women Lie

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Sue wa hakase ka daijin ka poster

Sue wa hakase ka daijin ka

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
Eriko poster

Eriko

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
Akiko poster

Akiko

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Wandering Princess poster

The Wandering Princess

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Song Lantern poster

The Song Lantern

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Ore no namida wa amakunai poster

Ore no namida wa amakunai

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Friendship on Bullethole Street poster

Friendship on Bullethole Street

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Accomplice poster

Accomplice

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Tainted Flowers poster

Tainted Flowers

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
The Snowy Heron poster

The Snowy Heron

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Symphony of Love poster

Symphony of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Dohyō monogatari poster

Dohyō monogatari

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
The Betrothed poster

The Betrothed

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Morning Whistling poster

Morning Whistling

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Furusato no tōdai poster

Furusato no tōdai

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Duel at Noon poster

Duel at Noon

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Chūzaisho nikki poster

Chūzaisho nikki

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Warning from Space poster

Warning from Space

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Bridge of Japan poster

Bridge of Japan

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Outlaw island poster

Outlaw island

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Spark poster

Spark

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Ma no hanayome ishō poster

Ma no hanayome ishō

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
I Love You poster

I Love You

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
The Romance of Yushima poster

The Romance of Yushima

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi poster

Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Driving Like Mad poster

Driving Like Mad

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Green Friends poster

Green Friends

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle poster

The Moon Over the Ruined Castle

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Kurohyō poster

Kurohyō

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Shinkon noroke bushi poster

Shinkon noroke bushi

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Hanagata kashu: Nanatsu no uta

Hanagata kashu: Nanatsu no uta

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Red Camellia

Red Camellia

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Haha no mizūmi poster

Haha no mizūmi

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Haha yamahiko poster

Haha yamahiko

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi poster

Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Miss Hanaogi and Santa poster

Miss Hanaogi and Santa

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Daigaku no kotengu poster

Daigaku no kotengu

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Saijoke no kyoen poster

Saijoke no kyoen

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Koi no Oranda-zaka poster

Koi no Oranda-zaka

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
City of the Spider poster

City of the Spider

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru

Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Designated Criminal

Designated Criminal

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Kyō ware renaisu poster

Kyō ware renaisu

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Jōnetsu no ningyo

Jōnetsu no ningyo

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Butai wa mawaru poster

Butai wa mawaru

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Platform at Night poster

Platform at Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
The Little Green Box poster

The Little Green Box

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Tokyo Night

Tokyo Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
Ojōsama o te o

Ojōsama o te o

Movie · Director of Photography