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Daisaku Kimura(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Daisaku Kimura was born on 13 July 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009), Yukai (1997) and Samurai's Promise (2018).
BornJuly 13, 1939
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 19 nominations total

    Known for

    Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
    Tsurugidake: Ten no ki
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    Yukai (1997)
    Yukai
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
    Sumiko Fuji, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun'ichi Okada, Hirofumi Arai, and Haru Kuroki in Samurai's Promise (2018)
    Samurai's Promise
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    The Railroad Man (1999)
    The Railroad Man
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Minato no Hikari (2025)
      Minato no Hikari
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Sumiko Fuji, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun'ichi Okada, Hirofumi Arai, and Haru Kuroki in Samurai's Promise (2018)
      Samurai's Promise
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Reminiscence (2017)
      Reminiscence
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Haru wo seotte (2014)
      Haru wo seotte
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • A Chorus of Angels (2012)
      A Chorus of Angels
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
      Tsurugidake: Ten no ki
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Akai tsuki (2004)
      Akai tsuki
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)
      Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • The Firefly (2001)
      The Firefly
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • The Railroad Man (1999)
      The Railroad Man
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • The Geisha House (1998)
      The Geisha House
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Diary of Early Winter Shower
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Yukai (1997)
      Yukai
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari (1996)
      Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Yakuza Ladies 6 (1996)
      Yakuza Ladies 6
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996

    Director

    • Sumiko Fuji, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Jun'ichi Okada, Hirofumi Arai, and Haru Kuroki in Samurai's Promise (2018)
      Samurai's Promise
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Haru wo seotte (2014)
      Haru wo seotte
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
      Tsurugidake: Ten no ki
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer

    • Haru wo seotte (2014)
      Haru wo seotte
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
      Tsurugidake: Ten no ki
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • July 13, 1939
      • Tokyo, Japan

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