Kimio Watanabe

Camera·Jan 1, 1918·Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
The Cliff of Time1971 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Falcon Fighters1969 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Sea Anemone1969 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
School for Thieves1968 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Last Loyalty Offering1967 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Sister Gamblers1967 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Patriotism1966 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory1965 · Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director	Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
The Story of a Blind Woman1965 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Clamouring Canines1964 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Black Challenger1964 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Zero Escape Visibility1963 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
When Women Lie1963 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Teinen Taishoku1963 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Akiko1962 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
EEriko1962 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
NNight Mist Makes Women Cry1962 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Song Lantern1960 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Wandering Princess1960 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Snowy Heron1958 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Accomplice1958 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Tainted Flowers1958 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Betrothed1957 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Morning Whistling1957 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Bridge of Japan1956 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Outlaw island1956 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Warning from Space1956 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Romance of Yushima1955 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi1955 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Kurohyō1953 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
母山彦1952 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Saijoke no kyoen1951 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Koi no Oranda-zaka1951 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
SShimei hannin1950 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Kumo no Machi1950 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
WWarau chikyū ni asa ga kuru1950 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
JJōnetsu no ningyo1948 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Platform at Night1948 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Butai wa mawaru1948 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Little Green Box1947 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TTokyo Night1947 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
OOjōsama o te o1946 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography