Kimio Watanabe

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.

Crew

Warning from Space

Director of Photography

The Cliff of Time

Director of Photography

The Romance of Yushima

Director of Photography, Art Direction

The Falcon Fighters

Director of Photography

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director

The Wandering Princess

Director of Photography

Teinen Taishoku

Director of Photography

The Betrothed

Director of Photography

母山彦

Director of Photography

Eriko

Director of Photography

Patriotism

Director of Photography

The Sister Gamblers

Director of Photography

Bridge of Japan

Director of Photography

Akiko

Director of Photography

Accomplice

Director of Photography

Clamouring Canines

Director of Photography

The Sea Anemone

Director of Photography

Tainted Flowers

Director of Photography

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Director of Photography

The Snowy Heron

Director of Photography

The Song Lantern

Director of Photography

Morning Whistling

Director of Photography

Zero Escape Visibility

Director of Photography

School for Thieves

Director of Photography

The Last Loyalty Offering

Director of Photography

The Story of a Blind Woman

Director of Photography

Black Challenger

Director of Photography

When Women Lie

Director of Photography

Outlaw island

Director of Photography

Kurohyō

Director of Photography