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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
Ore no namida wa amakunai
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Friendship on Bullethole Street
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Platform at Night
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Duel at Noon
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Daigaku no kotengu
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Haha no mizūmi
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I Love You
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Ojōsama o te o
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Driving Like Mad
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Symphony of Love
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The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
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Koi no Oranda-zaka
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