Kimura Daisaku
- Name: Kimura Daisaku
- Native name: 木村大作
- Also Known as: きむら だいさく
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: July 13, 1939
- Age: 84
He worked as the Assistant Cameraman on many of Kurosawa Akira’s movies from "The Hidden Fortress" (1958) to "Dodes’ka-den" (1970). He is recognized and respected as a master of focus by Kurosawa Akira and cinematographer Miyagawa Kazuo, as well as his fellow cinematographers. He was the cinematographer on many premier Japanese movies: "Mt. Hakkoda" (1977), "Virus" (1980), "STATION" (1981), "House on Fire" (1986), "Poppoya" (1999), etc.
His directorial debut in 2009 was "The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity" for which he was also the screenwriter and cinematographer. It won Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 33rd Japanese Academy Awards. Prior to this, he has been awarded the Japanese Academy’s Best Cinematography Award over 20 times.
At one point, he announced his retirement as a director, but his love of filmmaking drew him back to make his second directorial movie: "Carrying Spring" (2014). "Samurai's Promise" is his third film and first samurai movie. Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Samurai's Promise | 7.6 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Carrying Spring | 7.6 |
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity | 7.3 |
Cinematography
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Memory | 7.0 |
A Chorus of Angels | 7.4 |
The Haunted Samurai | 7.1 |
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | 7.7 |
Akai Tsuki | 6.8 |
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS | 7.7 |
The Firefly | 8.0 |
Railroad Man | 7.8 |
The Geisha House | 7.8 |
Yukai | 8.0 |
The Galactic Railroad of My Heart: Story of Miyazawa Kenji | 6.0 |
A Brief Message from the Heart | 4.0 |
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties | 6.0 |
Bloom in the Moonlight | 6.0 |
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 | 0.0 |
Kantsubaki | 6.4 |
Inheritance | 5.0 |
Lady Kasuga | 7.4 |
Buddies | 2.0 |
Gokudo no Onnatachi: Sandaime Anego | 2.0 |
The Boss Wife | 7.0 |
Hana no Ran | 7.2 |
Wakarenu Riyu | 0.0 |
House on Fire | 7.4 |
Yasha | 6.8 |
Choji Snack Bar | 6.5 |
Shosetsu Yoshida Gakko | 0.0 |
Station | 7.2 |
Virus | 7.5 |
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi | 7.7 |
Blue Christmas | 6.7 |
Mount Hakkoda | 7.4 |
Akan ni Hatsu | 0.0 |
The Beast Shall Die | 0.0 |
Submersion of Japan | 7.4 |
Yaju Gari | 8.0 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Samurai's Promise
Japanese Movie, 2018,
Sasakibara Heizo
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Japanese Movie, 2009,
(Unknown)
|
7.3
|
Godzilla: Final Wars
Japanese Movie, 2004,
Guy on TV
(Guest Role)
|
7.5
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Jounetsu Tairiku
Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1236 eps
(Ep. 517) {Sept 21, 2008}
(Guest)
|
8.0
|
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