1954Nominee
Best Director
Midori no nakama
Kimio Watanabe
Director · Writer
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
January 1, 1918
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1952Nominee
Best Director
Haha yamahiko
1954Nominee
Best Director
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
Career Highlights
1953Highlight
Best Director
Shinkon noroke bushi
1966Highlight
Best Director
Patriotism