Portrait of Daisaku Kimura

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Daisaku Kimura

Career

Active from 1973 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Geisha House
The Geisha House
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daisaku Kimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 12
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Melancholy Tone 4
  • Gang Warfare 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Japanese Crime Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
A Light in the Harbor
A Light in the Harbor (2025)

Director of Photography

2010s

4 titles · average score 68
Falling Camellia
Falling Camellia (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography, Director

Reminiscence
Reminiscence (2017)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring (2014)

Director, Screenplay

A Chorus of Angels
A Chorus of Angels (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

2000s

5 titles · average score 65
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Director of Photography

The Haunted Samurai
The Haunted Samurai (2007)

Director of Photography

Red Moon
Red Moon (2004)

Director of Photography

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

Director of Photography

The Firefly
The Firefly (2001)

Director of Photography

1990s

17 titles · average score 73
Railroad Man
Railroad Man (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Geisha House
The Geisha House (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Diary of Early Winter Shower
Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)

Director of Photography

Abduction
Abduction (1997)

Director of Photography

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

Director of Photography

A Brief Message from the Heart
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)

Director of Photography

Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (1993)

Director of Photography

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)

Director of Photography

Midwinter Camellia
Midwinter Camellia (1992)

Director of Photography

Yakuza Ladies Revisited
Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991)

Director of Photography

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)

Director of Photography

She-Shogun
She-Shogun (1990)

Director of Photography

1980s

16 titles · average score 64
Buddies
Buddies (1989)

Director of Photography

The Boss' Wife
The Boss' Wife (1988)

Director of Photography

A Chaos of Flowers
A Chaos of Flowers (1988)

Director of Photography

Night Train
Night Train (1987)

Director of Photography

Too Much
Too Much (1987)

Director of Photography

House on Fire
House on Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

Director of Photography

Demon
Demon (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar (1983)

Director of Photography

The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel (1982)

Director of Photography

Station
Station (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Virus
Virus (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1970s

12 titles · average score 65
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)

as Photo Studio Staff B

Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue (1978)

Director of Photography

Monument to Holy Service
Monument to Holy Service (1978)

Director of Photography

Ghost Train
Ghost Train (1978)

Director of Photography

Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)

Director of Photography

Battle Cry
Battle Cry (1975)

Director of Photography

Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave (1975)

Director of Photography

The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die (1974)

Director of Photography

Aoba shigereru
Aoba shigereru (1974)

Director of Photography

Submersion of Japan
Submersion of Japan (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)

Director of Photography

1960s

3 titles · average score 90
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)

Camera Production Assistant

Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot (1966)

Camera Production Assistant

Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

Focus Puller

1950s

1 title
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon (1959)

Camera Department Production Assistant