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Daisaku Kimura

b. 1939

Cinematographer from Japan

Film director Cinematographer Camera operator
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Born 1939. Daisaku Kimura is a Japanese film director, cinematographer and camera operator.

is a Japanese film director and cinematographer.

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He won the award for best director at the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony for Mt. Tsurugidake.

Filmography Cinematographer The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973) Submersion of Japan (1973) Aoba shigereru (1974) The Beast Must Die: Mechanic of Revenge (1974) Tokkan (1975) Akan ni hatsu (1975) Mount Hakkoda (1977) Sugata Sanshiro (1977) Blue Christmas (1978) Seishoku no ishibumi (1978) Yūrei ressha (1978) The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) Virus (1980) Station (1981) Kaikyō (1982) Shōsetsu Yoshida gakko (1983) Izakaya Chōji (1983) Time of Wickedness (1985) Yasha (1985) House on Fire (1986) Night Train (1987) Too Much (1987) Wakarenu Riyū (1987) Labyrinth Romanesque (1988) A Chaos of Flowers (1988) Anego (1988) Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989) Buddies (1989) Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990) Isan Sōzoku (1990) Lady Kasuga (1990) Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991) Ryakudatsu ai (1991) Kantsubaki (1992) Tengoku no Taizai (1992) Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993) Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995) A Brief Message from the Heart (1995) Kiri no shigosen (1996) Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble (1996) Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari (1996) Yukai (1997) Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) The Geisha House (1998) Poppoya (1999) The Firefly (2001) Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002) Akai Tsuki (2004) Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) The Haunted Samurai, aka Tsukigami (2007) Mt. Tsurugidake (2009) A Chorus of Angels (2012) Climbing to Spring (2014) Reminiscence (2017) Samurai's Promise (2018) Minato no Hikari (2025)

Director Mt. Tsurugidake (2009) Climbing to Spring (2014) Samurai's Promise (2018) Hara o Kukutte (2027)

Writer Mt. Tsurugidake (2009, co-writer) Climbing to Spring (2014, co-writer)

Honours Person of Cultural Merit (2020)

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Medal with Purple Ribbon; Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Daisaku Kimura?

cinematographer from Japan

When was Daisaku Kimura born?

Daisaku Kimura was born on 13 July 1939 in Tokyo Prefecture.

What is Daisaku Kimura's occupation?

Daisaku Kimura is a film director, cinematographer and camera operator.

What nationality is Daisaku Kimura?

Daisaku Kimura is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Daisaku Kimura

· Wikidata: Q5209600

· DBpedia: Daisaku Kimura

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