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Kimio Watanabe
1918 · Chiba Prefecture, Japan
30 films
Bio
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
The Wandering Princess
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Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
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The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
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Midori no nakama
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The Betrothed
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Haha yamahiko
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Four Mothers
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Shinkon noroke bushi
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Haha no mizūmi
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Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
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The Snowy Heron
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Daigaku no kotengu
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