Kimio Watanabe
Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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.

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The Cliff of Time (1971)
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The Falcon Fighters (1969)
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The Sea Anemone (1969)
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School for Thieves (1968)
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The Last Loyalty Offering (1967)
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The Sister Gamblers (1967)
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Patriotism (1966)
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The Story of a Blind Woman (1965)
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Clamouring Canines (1964)
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Black Challenger (1964)
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When Women Lie (1963)
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Teinen Taishoku (1963)
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Akiko (1962)
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Eriko (1962)
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Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)
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The Song Lantern (1960)
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The Wandering Princess (1960)
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The Snowy Heron (1958)
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Accomplice (1958)
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Tainted Flowers (1958)
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The Betrothed (1957)
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Morning Whistling (1957)
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Bridge of Japan (1956)
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Outlaw island (1956)
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Warning from Space (1956)
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The Romance of Yushima (1955)
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Kurohyō (1953)
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母山彦 (1952)
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