Takeo Kimura

Takeo Kimura

Known for: Art
Biography: 1918-04-01
Deathday: 2010-03-21 (91 years old)

Biography

Takeo Kimura (木村 威夫, Kimura Takeo, April 1, 1918 – March 21, 2010) was a Japanese art director, writer and film director. Beginning his career in 1945 he art-directed well over 200 films. He was one of Japan's best known art directors, most famously for his collaborations with cult director Seijun Suzuki through the 1960s at the Nikkatsu Company, exemplified by Tokyo Drifter (1966). Other directors with whom he frequently worked include Toshio Masuda, Kazuo Kuroki, Kei Kumai and Kaizo Hayashi. At age 90 he made his feature film directorial debut with Dreaming Awake (2008). He had also worked as a critic, writer, painter, photographer and teacher.

Filmography

all 115

Movies 115

Director 4

Writer 4

self 2

Art Direction / Production Design
Sex Is No Laughing Matter

Sex Is No Laughing Matter (2008)

Movie
1
Director / Writer
Old Salmon

Old Salmon (2006)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
To Love

To Love (1997)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Last Bullet

The Last Bullet (1995)

Movie
Production Design
Luminous Moss

Luminous Moss (1992)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Fire Festival

Fire Festival (1985)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Woman

The Woman (1980)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8 (1974)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Bad Girl Mako

Bad Girl Mako (1971)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler (1967)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy (1966)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Tattooed Life

Tattooed Life (1965)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh (1964)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
This Day's Life

This Day's Life (1957)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Maid's Kid

The Maid's Kid (1955)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Ofukuro

Ofukuro (1955)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Umi o yobu koe

Umi o yobu koe (1945)

Movie

Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1918-04-01

Deathday
2010-03-21 (91 years old)

Birth Place
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
具流八郎 , Hachiro Guryu

Awards
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class

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Akira Suzuki
Takeo Kimura,
Akira Suzuki worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
23 Movies
Seijun Suzuki
Takeo Kimura,
Seijun Suzuki worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
21 Movies
Jō Shishido
Takeo Kimura,
Jō Shishido worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
20 Movies
Keisuke Noro
Takeo Kimura,
Keisuke Noro worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
15 Movies
Hiroshi Chō
Takeo Kimura,
Hiroshi Chō worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
15 Movies
Teizō Matsumura
Takeo Kimura,
Teizō Matsumura worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
13 Movies
Kei Kumai
Takeo Kimura,
Kei Kumai worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
13 Movies
Osamu Inoue
Takeo Kimura,
Osamu Inoue worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
12 Movies
Shōki Fukae
Takeo Kimura,
Shōki Fukae worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
12 Movies
Akira Takahashi
Takeo Kimura,
Akira Takahashi worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
11 Movies
Masami Kuzū
Takeo Kimura,
Masami Kuzū worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
11 Movies
Shinsaku Himeda
Takeo Kimura,
Shinsaku Himeda worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
11 Movies
Shigeyoshi Mine
Takeo Kimura,
Shigeyoshi Mine worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
11 Movies
Shirō Yanase
Takeo Kimura,
Shirō Yanase worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
10 Movies
Kaku Takashina
Takeo Kimura,
Kaku Takashina worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
10 Movies
Kaizo Hayashi
Takeo Kimura,
Kaizo Hayashi worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
10 Movies
Akira Hisamatsu
Takeo Kimura,
Akira Hisamatsu worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
10 Movies
Chieko Matsubara
Takeo Kimura,
Chieko Matsubara worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
10 Movies
Hiroshi Takao
Takeo Kimura,
Hiroshi Takao worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
9 Movies
Kayo Matsuo
Takeo Kimura,
Kayo Matsuo worked together with Takeo Kimura in:
9 Movies
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