Jan 1, 1918 - 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.
No cast credits available.
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| Movie | 1956 | Warning from Space | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1971 | The Cliff of Time | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1960 | The Wandering Princess | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1969 | The Falcon Fighters | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1955 | The Romance of Yushima | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1963 | Teinen Taishoku | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1957 | The Betrothed | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1952 | 母山彦 | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1962 | Eriko | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1966 | Patriotism | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1956 | Bridge of Japan | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1967 | The Sister Gamblers | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1962 | Akiko | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | Accomplice | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1964 | Clamouring Canines | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1969 | The Sea Anemone | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | Tainted Flowers | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1962 | Night Mist Makes Women Cry | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1958 | The Snowy Heron | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1960 | The Song Lantern | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1955 | The Romance of Yushima | Art Direction | Art |
| Movie | 1965 | Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1957 | Morning Whistling | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1963 | Zero Escape Visibility | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1968 | School for Thieves | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1967 | The Last Loyalty Offering | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1965 | The Story of a Blind Woman | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1964 | Black Challenger | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1963 | When Women Lie | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1956 | Outlaw island | Director of Photography | Camera |
| Movie | 1953 | Kurohyō | Director of Photography | Camera |
