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Kimio Watanabe
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Born January 1, 1918Died December 31, 1983 (65 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1967 | The Sister Gamblers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1966 | Polizeifunk ruft (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | Patriotism · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Fighting Dog · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Kirai kirai kirai · as Cinematographer |
| 1960 | The Wandering Princess · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Kagerô ezu · as Cinematographer |
| 1958 | Akasen no hi wa kiezu · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Nagasugita haru · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Bridge of Japan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Warning from Space · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Bara ikutabika · as Cinematographer |