Kimio Watanabe
Born
January 1, 1918
Died
December 31, 1983 (65 years old)
Known For
Camera
Place of Birth
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.