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Kimio Watanabe

Career

Active from 1946 to 1971, busiest in 1956 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Patriotism
Patriotism
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kimio Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2
  • Forbidden Love 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Cliff of Time
The Cliff of Time (1971)

Director of Photography

1960s

20 titles · average score 72
The Falcon Fighters
The Falcon Fighters (1969)

Director of Photography

School for Thieves
School for Thieves (1968)

Director of Photography

Patriotism
Patriotism (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

The Story of a Blind Woman
The Story of a Blind Woman (1965)

Director of Photography

Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory (1965)

Director of Photography, Screenplay

Clamouring Canines
Clamouring Canines (1964)

Director of Photography

Black Challenger
Black Challenger (1964)

Director of Photography

When Women Lie
When Women Lie (1963)

Director of Photography

Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)

Director of Photography

Akiko
Akiko (1962)

Director of Photography

The Wandering Princess
The Wandering Princess (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern (1960)

Director of Photography

1950s

36 titles · average score 42
The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron (1958)

Director of Photography

Tainted Flowers
Tainted Flowers (1958)

Director of Photography

The Betrothed
The Betrothed (1957)

Director of Photography

Morning Whistling
Morning Whistling (1957)

Director of Photography

Furusato no tōdai
Furusato no tōdai (1957)

Director of Photography

Warning from Space
Warning from Space (1956)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan (1956)

Director of Photography

Spark
Spark (1956)

Director of Photography

The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima (1955)

Director of Photography, Art Direction

Driving Like Mad
Driving Like Mad (1955)

Director of Photography

City of the Spider
City of the Spider (1950)

Director of Photography

Designated Criminal
Designated Criminal (1950)

Director of Photography

1940s

7 titles
Kyō ware renaisu
Kyō ware renaisu (1949)

Director of Photography

Butai wa mawaru
Butai wa mawaru (1948)

Director of Photography

Jōnetsu no ningyo
Jōnetsu no ningyo (1948)

Director of Photography

Platform at Night
Platform at Night (1948)

Director of Photography

The Little Green Box
The Little Green Box (1947)

Director of Photography

Tokyo Night
Tokyo Night (1947)

Director of Photography

Ojōsama o te o
Ojōsama o te o (1946)

Director of Photography