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Kimio Watanabe
Born 1918-01-01 · Chiba Prefecture, Japan · Died 1983-12-31
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

Patriotism

Warning from Space

Teinen Taishoku

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory

The Cliff of Time

Clamouring Canines

母山彦

Akiko

The Betrothed

Black Challenger

Bridge of Japan

The Sea Anemone

Tainted Flowers

The Snowy Heron

The Sister Gamblers

The Falcon Fighters

The Romance of Yushima

The Wandering Princess

歌行燈

Night Mist Makes Women Cry