Takeo Kimura filmography explained

The following is the filmography of Takeo Kimura, the Japanese art director, writer, and film director who has art-directed more than 200 films over a span of more than six decades and ranks among Japan's best-known art directors.^[1] His training began with the Nikkatsu Company in 1941, whose production division was merged into Daiei during the wartime industry reorganization, where he was promoted to art director in 1945.^{[2] [3]} His debut film as such was Umi no yobu koe (1945).^[4] Nikkatsu re-opened its production studio in 1954 and Kimura moved there.^[2] He worked with several directors, including top action director Toshio Masuda on films such as Red Quay (1958) with top star Yujiro Ishihara and Gangster VIP (1968) starring Tetsuya Watari.^{[1] [5]} However, his longest and most famous collaboration has been with director Seijun Suzuki, which began with The Bastard (1963). Together they developed a bold, expressive style exemplified in Gate of Flesh (1964) and Tokyo Drifter (1966).^[1] Suzuki often rewrote his scripts with Kimura, who was given his first screenwriting credit on The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964). Kimura was also a part of Guryū Hachirō, the pen name of the writing group that formed around Suzuki in the mid-1960s and wrote Branded to Kill (1967).^[6]

Kimura left Nikkatsu in 1973 to work freelance.^[2] He subsequently art-directed many films for director Kei Kumai over almost 20 years. This included Kumai's best-known film Sandakan No. 8 (1974), Love and Faith (1978) featuring Toshirō Mifune and The Sea Is Watching (2002) based on one of Akira Kurosawa's final scripts.^{[4] [7]} Kimura's collaboration with director Kazuo Kuroki exceeded 20 years, including the Art Theatre Guild film Preparation for the Festival (1975) and The Face of Jizo (2004).^{[1] [8]} He worked with Suzuki on several more films, including Zigeunerweisen (1980) and Pistol Opera (2001), a follow-up to Branded to Kill. Zigeunerweisen was voted best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese film critics.^{[1] [9]} He art-directed on Fire Festival and Tampopo (both 1985), career highlights in the respective oeuvres of directors Mitsuo Yanagimachi and Juzo Itami.^{[1] [10]} Kaizō Hayashi's best remembered and debut film To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) marked the beginning of another long collaboration which also encompassed his Maiku Hama trilogy: The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994), Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) and The Trap (1996).^{[11] [12]}

At age 86 Kimura directed the first of four short films with Mugen Sasurai (2004), which earned him the title for oldest directorial debut.^{[4] [11]} The last was Matouqin Nocturne (2007) in which Suzuki appeared in a prominent role.^[13] Kimura then wrote and directed the feature-length film Dreaming Awake (2008) based on his own self-published novel.^[1] He was recognized by Guinness World Records for "the oldest debut as a feature film director" at age 90.^[14] Suzuki again appeared in the film.^[15] Kimura himself acted in a couple small roles for other directors.^[16]

Filmography

Art director

width=30	Year !	width=270	Title !	width=265	Japanese !	width=360	Romanization !	Director
1940s <	-- PLEASE NOTE: if editing this individually by section, the preview function will not show what the table will look like because the opening and closing parameters to the table are outside of the section. If you're unfamiliar with table markup, it's probably best to use the overall edit this page. Section editing is best for small mistakes, like spelling, or if you're familiar with table markup. -->
align=center	1942	Path to the Mountain Shrine	Japanese: 山参道	Yama sandō	Kōji Shima
align=center	1943	The Tiger of Malaya	Japanese: マライの虎	Marai no tora	Masato Koga
align=center	1943	You Shall Marry	Japanese: 結婚命令	Kekkon meirei	Isao Numanami
align=center	1945	Umi no yobu koe	Japanese: 海を呼ぶ声	Umi no yobu koe	Masanori Igayama
align=center	1946	A Brilliant Revenge	Japanese: 絢爛たる復讐	Kenrantaru fukushū	Eiichi Koishi Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1946	Nusumare kaketa ongakukai	Japanese: 盗まれかけた音楽会	Nusumare kaketa ongakukai	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1947	Yakō ressha no onna	Japanese: 夜行列車の女	Yakō ressha no onna	Shigeo Tanaka
align=center	1948	Orion seiza	Japanese: オリオン星座	Orion seiza	Satoshi Taguchi
align=center	1948	Oyabaka taishō	Japanese: 親馬鹿大将	Oyabaka taishō	Masahisa Sunohara
align=center	1948	Yoru no platform	Japanese: 夜のプラットホーム	Yoru no purattohōmu	Satoshi Taguchi
align=center	1948	Jyōnetsu no ningyo	Japanese: 情熱の人魚	Jyōnetsu no ningyo	Satoshi Taguchi
align=center	1949	Kenji to onna kanju	Japanese: 検事と女看守	Kenji to onna kanju	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1949	Bibō no kaoyaku	Japanese: 美貌の顔役	Bibō no kaoyaku	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1949	Daitokai no ushimitsudoki	Japanese: 大都会の丑満時	Daitokai no ushimitsudoki	Motō Nishimura
align=center	1949	Namida no minato	Japanese: 涙の港	Namida no minato	Masahisa Sunohara
align=center	1949	Uta no myōjō	Japanese: 歌の明星	Uta no myōjō	Kōzō Saeki
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align=center	1950	Ippikiōkami	Japanese: 一匹狼	Ippikiōkami	Eiichi Koishi
align=center	1950	Watashi wa nerawarete iru	Japanese: 私は狙われている	Watashi wa nerawarete iru	Kazuo Mori
align=center	1950	Kumo no machi	Japanese: 蜘蛛の街	Kumo no machi	Hideo Suzuki
align=center	1950	Gozen reiji no shutsugoku	Japanese: 午前零時の出獄	Gozen reiji no shutsugoku	Eiichi Koishi
align=center	1950	San akunin to akanbō	Japanese: 三悪人と赤ん坊	San akunin to akanbō	Eiichi Koishi
align=center	1951	Koi no orandazaka	Japanese: 恋の阿蘭蛇坂	Koi no orandazaka	Hideo Suzuki
align=center	1951	Saijyōke no kyōen	Japanese: 西城家の饗宴	Saijyōke no kyōen	Hideo Suzuki
align=center	1951	Utau yakyū kozō	Japanese: 歌う野球小僧	Utau yakyū kozō	Kunio Watanabe
align=center	1951	Honō no hada	Japanese: 炎の肌	Honō no hada	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1952	The Red Group of Asakusa	Japanese: 浅草紅団	Asakusa kurenai dan	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1952	Iki nokotta Bentensama	Japanese: 生き残った弁天様	Iki nokotta Bentensama	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1952	Mōjū tsukai no shōjo	Japanese: 猛獣使いの少女	Mōjū tsukai no shōjo	Kōzō Saeki
align=center	1952	Futatsu no shojosen	Japanese: 二つの処女線	Futatsu no shojosen	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1952	Tomorrow Is Sunday	Japanese: 明日は日曜日	Asu wa nichiyōbi	Kōzō Saeki
align=center	1953	Gendai shojo	Japanese: 現代処女	Gendai shojo	Kōzō Saeki
align=center	1953	Hahanami	Japanese: 母波	Hahanami	Eiichi Koishi
align=center	1953	The Mistress	Japanese: 雁	Gan	Shirō Toyoda
align=center	1953	Asakusa monogatari	Japanese: 浅草物語	Asakusa monogatari	Kōji Shima
align=center	1953	Beni tsubaki	Japanese: 紅椿	Beni tsubaki	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1953	Jūdai no yūwaku	Japanese: 十代の誘惑	Jūdai no yūwaku	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1954	A Certain Woman	Japanese: 或る女	Aru onna	Shirō Toyoda
align=center	1954	The Story of Shunkin	Japanese: 春琴物語	Shunkin monogatari	Ito Daisuke
align=center	1954	Black Tide	Japanese: 黒い潮	Kuroi shio	Sō Yamamura
align=center	1955	Moonrise	Japanese: 月は上りぬ	Tsuki wa noborime	Kinuyo Tanaka
align=center	1955	Prince Surabaya	Japanese: スラバヤ殿下	Surabaya denka	Takeshi Satō
align=center	1955	Diary of a Policeman	Japanese: 警察日記	Keisatsu nikki	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1955	Mother	Japanese: おふくろ	Ofukuro	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1955	Beyond the Green	Japanese: 緑はるかに	Midori haruka ni	Umetsugu Inoue
align=center	1955	Our Grandma	Japanese: うちのおばあちゃん	Uchi no obaachan	Masahisa Sunohara
align=center	1955	The Maid's Kid	Japanese: 女中ッ子	Jochūkko	Tomotaka Tasaka
align=center	1955	Sentenced to Death	Japanese: 少年死刑囚	Shōnen shikeishū	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1955	Good Neighbours	Japanese: 月夜の傘	Tsukiyo no kasa	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1955	A Hole of My Own Making	Japanese: 自分の穴の中で	Jibun no ana no naka de	Tomu Uchida
align=center	1955	Diary of a Policeman Continued	Japanese: 続・警察日記	Zoku keisatsu nikki	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1956	Jazz Parade	Japanese: 裏町のお転婆娘	Uramachi no otenba musume	Umetsugu Inoue
align=center	1956	Cell No. 8	Japanese: 第８監房	Dai hachi kanbō	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1956	The Crime of Shirō Kamisaka	Japanese: 神阪四郎の犯罪	Kamisaka Shirō no hanzai	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1956	Confession	Japanese: 色ざんげ	Irozange	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1956	Mixed Family	Japanese: 雑居家族	Zakkyo kazoku	Seiji Hisamatsu
align=center	1956		Japanese: 続ただひとりの人	Zoku tada hitori no hito	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1956	Drumbeat	Japanese: ドラムと恋と夢	Doramu to koi to yume	Ren Yoshimura
align=center	1956	Tonari no yome	Japanese: 隣の嫁	Tonari no yome	Kiyoshi Horiike
align=center	1956	Nikutai no mitsuyu	Japanese: 肉体の密輸	Nikutai no mitsuyu	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1956	The Baby Carriage	Japanese: 乳母車	Ubaguruma	Tomotaka Tasaka
align=center	1957	Saigo no totsugeki	Japanese: 最後の突撃	Saigo no totsugeki	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1957	Joshiryōsai	Japanese: 女子寮祭	Joshiryōsai	Buichi Saitō
align=center	1957	Watashi wa zankamono de aru	Japanese: 私は前科者である	Watashi wa zankamono de aru	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1957	A Jazz Singer Is Born	Japanese: ジャズ娘誕生	Jazu musume tanjō	Masahisa Sunohara
align=center	1957	Madame	Japanese: マダム	Madamu	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1957	This Day's Life	Japanese: 今日のいのち	Kyō no inochi	Tomotaka Tasaka
align=center	1957	Dangerous Age	Japanese: 危険な年齢	Kiken na nenrei	Kiyoshi Horiike
align=center	1957	Condemned	Japanese: 九人の死刑囚	Kunin no shikeishū	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1957	The Awakening	Japanese: 雌花	Mebana	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1958	Story of a Nun	Japanese: 春泥尼	Shundeini	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1958	A Man in the Fog	Japanese: 霧の中の男	Kiri no naka no otoko	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1958	A Slope in the Sun	Japanese: 陽のあたる坂道	Hi no ataru sakamichi	Tomotaka Tasaka
align=center	1958	The Face of Death	Japanese: 死の壁の脱出	Shi no kabe no dasshutsu	Eisuke Takizawa
align=center	1958	Yarō to ōgon	Japanese: 野郎と黄金	Yarō to ōgon	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1958	The Flow	Japanese: 運河	Unga	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1958	Red Quay	Japanese: 赤い波止場	Akai hatoba	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1958	Showdown in the Storm	Japanese: 嵐の中を突っ走れ	Arashi no naka o tsuppashire	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1958	Kemono no iru machi	Japanese: 獣のいる街	Kemono no iru machi	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1959	The Stream of Youth	Japanese: 若い川の流れ	Wakai kawa no nagare	Tomotaka Tasaka
align=center	1959	Mi imada aoshi	Japanese: 実いまだ青し	Mi imada aoshi	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1959	Kamen no onna	Japanese: 仮面の女	Kamen no onna	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1959	Tōbōsha	Japanese: 逃亡者	Tōbōsha	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1959	Nirenjū no tetsu	Japanese: 二連銃の鉄	Nirenjū no tetsu	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1959	The Echo of Love	Japanese: 山と谷と雲	Yama to tani to kumo	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1959	Umi wa kurutte iru	Japanese: 海は狂っている	Umi wa kurutte iru	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1959	Dynamite ni hi o tsukero	Japanese: 爆薬に火をつけろ	Dainamaito ni hi o tsukero	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1959	Dream a Young Man's Dream	Japanese: 男なら夢を見ろ	Otoko nara yume o miro	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1959	Uwaki no kisetsu	Japanese: 浮気の季節	Uwaki no kisetsu	Yutaka Abe
align=center	1959	Iwojima	Japanese: 硫黄島	Iōjima	Jūkichi Uno
align=center	1959	Daigaku no abarenbō	Japanese: 大学の暴れん坊	Daigaku no abarenbō	Takumi Furukawa
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align=center	1960	The Cards Will Tell	Japanese: 鉄火場の風	Tekkaba no kaze	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1960	Girls Without Return Tickets	Japanese: 俺は欺されない	Ore wa damasarenai	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1960	Duel of Akiba	Japanese: 打倒	Nokku daun	Akinori Matsuo
align=center	1960	Volcano Wind	Japanese: 海を渡る波止場の風	Umi o wataru hatoba no kaze	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1960	Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru	Japanese: 霧笛が俺を呼んでいる	Muteki ga ore o yondeiru	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1960	The Reformer	Japanese: やくざ先生	Yakuza sensei	Akinori Matsuo
align=center	1960	Man at the Bullfight	Japanese: 闘牛に賭ける男	Tōgyū ni kakeru otoko	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1961	He Killed Dad	Japanese: 俺の血が騒ぐ	Ore no chi ga sawagu	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1961	Crimson Pistol	Japanese: 紅の拳銃	Kurenai no kenjū	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1961	Tugboat Gunman	Japanese: 大暴れマドロス野郎	Ōabare madorosu yarō	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1961	Rambling in the Wind	Japanese: 風に逆らう流れ者	Kaze ni sakarau nagaremono	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1961	Tokai no sora no hijōsen	Japanese: 都会の空の非常線	Tokai no sora no hijōsen	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1961	Gunmen's Alley	Japanese: 拳銃横丁	Kenjū yokochō	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1961	Daishinrin ni mukatte tatsu	Japanese: 大森林に向って立つ	Daishinrin ni mukatte tatsu	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1961	The Jet That Flew Into the Storm	Japanese: 嵐を突っ切るジェット機	Arashi o tsukkiru jettoki	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1961	The Black Scar	Japanese: 黒い傷あとのブルース	Kuroi kizuato no burūsu	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1962	Aniki	Japanese: 兄貴	Aniki	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1962	Walk with Your Chin Up	Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう	Ue o muite arukō	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1962	Facing the Clouds	Japanese: 雲に向かって起つ	Kumo ni mukatte tatsu	Eisuke Takizawa
align=center	1962		Japanese: 遥かなる国の歌	Harukanaru kuni no uta	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1962	The Rambler Returns Home	Japanese: 渡り鳥故郷へ帰る	Wataridori kokyō e kaeru	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1962		Japanese: 硝子のジョニー　野獣のように見えて	Garasu no Jonī: Yajū no yōni miete	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1963	Umi no taka	Japanese: 海の鷹	Umi no taka	Takumi Furukawa
align=center	1963	Full of Hope	Japanese: いつでも夢を	Itsu demo yume o	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1963	Akumyō takaki rokudenashi	Japanese: 悪名高きろくでなし	Akumyō takaki rokudenashi	Buichi Saitō
align=center	1963	Gozen reiji no shutsugoku	Japanese: 午前零時の出獄	Gozen reiji no shutsugoku	Tokujirō Yamazaki
align=center	1963	Foggy Night Blues	Japanese: 夜霧のブルース	Yogiri no burūsu	Takashi Nomura
align=center	1963	Alibi	Japanese: アリバイ	Aribai	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1963	The Bastard	Japanese: 悪太郎	Akutarō	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1963	Kanto Wanderer	Japanese: 関東無宿	Kantō mushuku	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1964	The Flower and the Angry Waves	Japanese: 花と怒涛	Hana to dotō	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1964	Sunset Hill	Japanese: 夕陽の丘	Yūhi no oka	Akinori Matsuo
align=center	1964	Gate of Flesh	Japanese: 肉体の門	Nikutai no mon	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1964	Our Blood Will Not Forgive	Japanese: 俺たちの血が許さない	Oretachi no chi ga yurusanai	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1965	Story of a Prostitute	Japanese: 春婦伝	Shunpu den	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1965	Ochiba no honō	Japanese: 落葉の炎	Ochiba no honō	Masuo Maeda
align=center	1965		Japanese: 悪太郎伝　悪い星の下でも	Akutarō den: Warui hoshi no shita demo	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1965	Three Stray Dogs	Japanese: 三匹の野良犬	Sanbiki no nora inu	Yōichi Ushihara
align=center	1965		Japanese: 怪盗Ｘ　首のない男	Kaitō ekkusu: Kubi no nai otoko	Isamu Kosugi
align=center	1965	Tattooed Life	Japanese: 刺青一代	Irezumi ichidai	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1965	Four Loves	Japanese: 四つの恋の物語	Yottsu no koi no monogatari	Katsumi Nishikawa
align=center	1966	Carmen of Kawachi	Japanese: 河内カルメン	Kawachi Karumen	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1966	Tokyo Drifter	Japanese: 東京流れ者	Tōkyō nagaremono	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1966	Kill the Night Rose	Japanese: 夜のバラを消せ	Yoru no bara o kese	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1966	Fighting Elegy	Japanese: けんかえれじい	Kenka erejii	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1966	Oyuki	Japanese: おゆきさん	Oyukisan	Noboru Kaji
align=center	1967	Ginza for Two of Us	Japanese: 二人の銀座	Futari no Ginza	Noboru Kaji
align=center	1967	The Storm Comes and Goes	Japanese: 嵐来たり去る	Arashi kitari saru	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1967	Friendly Enemies	Japanese: 対決	Taiketsu	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1967	Slaughter Gun	Japanese: みな殺しの拳銃	Minagoroshi no kenjū	Yasuharu Hasebe
align=center	1967	Velvet Hustler	Japanese: 紅の流れ星	Kurenai no Nagareboshi	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1967	The Endless Duel	Japanese: 血斗	Kettō	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1968	Gangster VIP	Japanese: 無頼より　大幹部	Burai yori: Daikanbu	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1968		Japanese: 大幹部　無頼	Daikanbu: Murai	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1968	Story of My Life	Japanese: わが命の唄　艶歌	Waga inochi no uta: Enka	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1968	Stormy Era	Japanese: 昭和のいのち	Shōwa no inochi	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1968	Ah, Tower of Lillies	Japanese: あゝひめゆりの塔	Aa himeyuri no tō	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1969	Exiled to Hell	Japanese: 地獄の破門状	Jigoku no hamonjō	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1969	Savage Wolf Pack	Japanese: 野獣を消せ	Yajū o kese	Yasuharu Hasebe
align=center	1969	The Friendly Killer	Japanese: 昇り竜鉄火肌	Noboriryū tekkahada	Teruo Ishii
align=center	1969		Japanese: 前科・ドス嵐	Zenka: Dosu arashi	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1969		Japanese: 大幹部　殴り込み	Daikanbu: Nagurikomi	Toshio Masuda
align=center	1969		Japanese: 侠花列伝　襲名賭博	Kyōka retsuden: Shūmei toba	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1969	The Cleanup	Japanese: 嵐の勇者たち	Arashi no yūshatachi	Toshio Masuda
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align=center	1970	Profile of a Boss' Son	Japanese: やくざの横顔	Yakuza no yokogao	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1970	Swirling Butterflies	Japanese: 女の警察　乱れ蝶	Onna no keisatsu: Midare chō	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1970	Pay off Your Debt!	Japanese: 大幹部　ケリをつけろ	Daikanbu: Keri o tsukeru	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1971	Kanto Exile	Japanese: 関東破門状	Kantō hamonjō	Keiichi Ozawa
align=center	1971	Bad Girl Mako	Japanese: 不良少女魔子	Furyō shōjo Mako	Koreyoshi Kurahara
align=center	1972	The Long Darkness	Japanese: 忍ぶ川	Shinobugawa	Kei Kumai
align=center	1973	The Black Rain of Sayama	Japanese: 狭山の黒い雨	Sayama no kuroi ame	Hisashi Sudō
align=center	1974		Japanese: 樺太１９４５年夏　氷雪の門	Karafuto sen kyūhyaku yonjū gonen natsu: Hyōsatsu no mon	Mitsuo Murayama
align=center	1974	Sandakan No. 8	Japanese: サンダカン八番娼館　望郷	Sandakan hachiban shōkan: Bōkyō	Kei Kumai
align=center	1975	Days of My Youth	Japanese: わが青春のとき	Waga seishun no toki	Tokihisa Morikawa
align=center	1975	Preparation for the Festival	Japanese: 祭りの準備	Matsuri no junbi	Kazuo Kuroki
align=center	1976	Cape of the North	Japanese: 北の岬	Kita no misaki	Kei Kumai
align=center	1976	Zōka no hanketsu	Japanese: 造花の判決	Zōka no hanketsu	Meijirō Umetsu
align=center	1976	The Youth Killer	Japanese: 青春の殺人者	Seishun no satsujin sha	Kazuhiko Hasegawa
align=center	1977		Japanese: はだしのゲン　涙の爆発	Hadashi no Gen: Namida no bakuhatsu	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1977	The Sky Where Haruo Flew	Japanese: 春男の翔んだ空	Haruo no tonda sora	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1978	Ogin-sama	Japanese: お吟さま	Oginsama	Kei Kumai
align=center	1979	Myōgamura kenbunki	Japanese: 茗荷村見聞記	Myōgamura kenbunki	Tengo Yamada
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align=center	1980	An Ocean to Cross	Japanese: 天平の甍	Tenpyō no iraka	Kei Kumai
align=center	1980	Zigeunerweisen	Japanese: ツィゴイネルワイゼン	Tsigoineruwaizen	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1980		Japanese: はだしのゲン　ＰＡＲＴ３　ヒロシマのたたかい	Hadashi no Gen pāto surī: Hiroshima no tatakai	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1980	A Long Way for a Motor Car	Japanese: 遥かなる走路	Harukanaru sōro	Junya Satō
align=center	1980	The Woman	Japanese: ザ・ウーマン	Za ūman	Yoichi Takabayashi
align=center	1981	Toshishun	Japanese: 杜子春	Toshishun	Takeichi Saitō
align=center	1981		Japanese: 裸の大将放浪記　山下清物語	Hadaka no taishō hōrōki: Yamashita Kiyoshi monogatari	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1981	Willful Murder	Japanese: 日本の熱い日々　謀殺・下山事件	Nihon no atsui hibi bōsatsu: Shimoyama jiken	Kei Kumai
align=center	1982	The Go Masters	Japanese: 未完の対局	Mikan no taikyoku	Junya Satō Ji-shun Duan
align=center	1982		Japanese: ユッコの贈りもの　コスモスのように	Yukko no okurimono: Kosumosu no yō ni	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1983	Rope and Breasts	Japanese: 縄と乳房	Nawa to chibusa	Masaru Konuma
align=center	1983	The Bridge of Tears	Japanese: 泪橋	Namidabashi	Kazuo Kuroki
align=center	1983	Sexual Crime	Japanese: 性的犯罪	Seiteki hanzai	Yōichi Sai
align=center	1985	Capone's Flood of Tears	Japanese: カポネ大いに泣く	Kapone ōi ni naku	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1985	Fire Festival	Japanese: 火まつり	Himatsuri	Mitsuo Yanagimachi
align=center	1985	Shiroi machi Hiroshima	Japanese: 白い町ヒロシマ	Shiroi machi Hiroshima	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1985	Tampopo	Japanese: タンポポ	Tanpopo	Juzo Itami
align=center	1986	To Sleep so as to Dream	Japanese: 夢みるように眠りたい	Yume miru yō ni nemuritai	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1986	The Endless Sea	Japanese: 波光きらめく果て	Hakō kirameku hate	Toshiya Fujita
align=center	1986	Ghost Hero	Japanese: 妖怪天国	Yōkai tengoku	Macoto Tezka
align=center	1986	The Sea and Poison	Japanese: 海と毒薬	Umi to dokuyaku	Kei Kumai
align=center	1986	House of Wedlock	Japanese: ウホッホ探険隊	Uhohho tankentai	Kichitarō Negishi
align=center	1987		Japanese: 親鸞　白い道	Shinran: Shiroi michi	Rentarō Mikuni
align=center	1988		Japanese: 帝都物語	Teito monogatari	Akio Jissōji
align=center	1988		Japanese: 死線を越えて　賀川豊彦物語	Shisen o koete: Kagawa Toyohiko monogatari	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1988	Dogura Magura	Japanese: ドグラ・マグラ	Dogura magura	Toshio Matsumoto
align=center	1989	The Death of a Tea Master	Japanese: 千利休　本覺坊遺文	Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubō ibun	Kei Kumai
align=center	1989	Circus Boys	Japanese: 二十世紀少年読本	Nijūsseiki shōnen dokuhon	Kaizō Hayashi
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align=center	1990	Zipang	Japanese: ＺＩＰＡＮＧ	Jipangu	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1990	Hong Kong Paradise	Japanese: 香港パラダイス	Honkon paradaisu	Shūsuke Kaneko
align=center	1990	Childhood Days	Japanese: 少年時代	Shōnen jidai	Masahiro Shinoda
align=center	1990	Mt. Aso's Passions	Japanese: 式部物語	Shikibu monogatari	Kei Kumai
align=center	1991	Figaro Story	Japanese: フィガロ・ストーリー	Figaro sutōrī
align=center	1991	Fuzakero!	Japanese: ふざけろ！	Fuzakero!	Chōta Tamagawa
align=center	1991	Gekisō trucker densetsu	Japanese: 激走トラッカー伝説	Gekisō torakkā densetsu	Tatsuoki Hosono
align=center	1991	Mandala	Japanese: 曼荼羅　若き日の弘法大師・空海	Mandara: Wakaki hi no Kōbō Daishi Kūkai	Teng Wenji
align=center	1992	Luminous Moss	Japanese: ひかりごけ	Hikarigoke	Kei Kumai
align=center	1993	About Love, Tokyo	Japanese: 愛について、東京	Ai ni tsuite, Tōkyō	Mitsuo Yanagimachi
align=center	1993	Yearning	Japanese: 夢の女	Yume no Onna	Bandō Tamasaburō
align=center	1994	The Most Terrible Time in My Life	Japanese: 我が人生最悪の時	Waga jinsei saiaku no toki	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1994	The Terrifying Revelations of Nostradamus	Japanese: ノストラダムス　戦慄の啓示	Nosutoradamusu: senritsu no keiji	Yumiko Awaya
align=center	1994	A Dedicated Life	Japanese: 全身小説家	Zenjin shōsetsuka	Kazuo Hara
align=center	1995	Stairway to the Distant Past	Japanese: 遥かな時代の階段を	Haruka na jidai no kaidan o	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1995	Deep River	Japanese: 深い河	Fukai kawa	Kei Kumai
align=center	1995	How Old Is the River?	Japanese: 冬の河童	Fuyu no kappa	Shiori Kazama
align=center	1996	The Trap	Japanese: 罠	Wana	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1996	The Breath	Japanese: 海ほおずき	Umihoozuki	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1996	Musashi	Japanese: ＭＵＳＡＳＨＩ　外伝　ヤングムサシの秘密に迫る	Musashi gaiden: Yangu Musashi no himitsu ni semaru	Shō Nobushi
align=center	1997	Cat's Eye	Japanese: ＣＡＴ’Ｓ　ＥＹＥ	Kyattsu ai	Kaizō Hayashi
align=center	1997	To Love	Japanese: 愛する	Aisuru	Kei Kumai
2000s <	-- PLEASE NOTE: if editing this individually by section, the preview function will not show what the table will look like because the opening and closing parameters to the table are outside of the section. If you're unfamiliar with table markup, it's probably best to use the overall edit this page. Section editing is best for small mistakes, like spelling, or if you're familiar with table markup. -->
align=center	2000	"Crimson Pistol" Forever	Japanese: 「紅の拳銃」よ永遠に	"Kurenai no kenjū" yo eien ni	Oikawa Yoshihiro
align=center	2000	Pickpocket	Japanese: スリ	Suri	Kazuo Kuroki
align=center	2001	Siberian Express 2	Japanese: シベリア超特急２	Shiberia chōtokkyū tsū	Mike Mizno
align=center	2001	Darkness in the Light	Japanese: 日本の黒い夏　冤罪	Nippon no kuroi natsu: Enzai	Kei Kumai
align=center	2001	Closed Ward	Japanese: いのちの海	Inochi no umi	Susumu Fukuhara
align=center	2001	Pistol Opera	Japanese: ピストルオペラ	Pisutoru opera	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	2002	The Sea Is Watching	Japanese: 海は見ていた	Umi wa mite ita	Kei Kumai
align=center	2003	Siberian Express 3	Japanese: シベリア超特急３	Shiberia chōtokkyū surī	Mike Mizno
align=center	2003	The Soul Odyssey	Japanese: 蒸発旅日記	Jōhatsu tabinikki	Isao Yamada
align=center	2004	Mugen Sasurai	Japanese: 夢幻彷徨　ＭＵＧＥＮ－ＳＡＳＵＲＡＩ	Mugenhōgō: Mugen-sasurai	Takeo Kimura
align=center	2004	The Face of Jizo	Japanese: 父と暮せば	Chichi to kuraseba	Kazuo Kuroki
align=center	2004	Thank You, Daddy Ishii	Japanese: 石井のおとうさんありがとう　石井十次の生涯	Ishii no otōsan arigatō: Ishii Jūji no shōkai	Hisako Yamada
align=center	2005	Siberian Express 5	Japanese: シベリア超特急５	Shiberia chōtokkyū faibu	Mike Mizno
align=center	2005	Princess Raccoon	Japanese: オペレッタ狸御殿	Operetta tanuki goten	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	2005	Portrait of the Wind	Japanese: 誰がために	Taga tameni	Hirō Hyūgaji
align=center	2006	Banished	Japanese: るにん	Runin	Eiji Okuda
align=center	2006		Japanese: ガッツ伝説　愛しのピット・ブル	Gattsu densetsu: Itoshi no pitto buru	Shō Nobushi
align=center	2006	The Youth of Etsuko Kamiya	Japanese: 紙屋悦子の青春	Kamiya Etsuko no seishun	Kazuo Kuroki
align=center	2006	Faces of a Fig Tree	Japanese: 無花果の顔	Ichijiku no kao	Kaori Momoi
align=center	2007	Fudeko, Her Love & the Angel's Piano	Japanese: 筆子・その愛　天使のピアノ	Fudeko sono ai: Tenshi no piano	Hisako Yamada
align=center	2007	Matouqin Nocturne	Japanese: 馬頭琴夜想曲	Batōkin yasōkyoku	Takeo Kimura
align=center	2008	Don't Laugh at My Romance	Japanese: 人のセックスを笑うな	Hito no sekkusu o warauna	Nami Iguchi
align=center	2008	Tokyo daikūshū	Japanese: 東京大空襲	Tōkyō daikūshū	Kayoko Ebina
align=center	2008	Grave of the Fireflies	Japanese: 火垂るの墓	Hotaru no haka	Hirō Hyūgaji
align=center	2008	Serial Dad	Japanese: 小森生活向上クラブ	Komori seikatsu kōjō kurabu	Ikki Katashima
align=center	2009	The Clone Returns Home	Japanese: クローンは故郷をめざす	Kurōn wa kokyō o mezasu	Kaji Nakajima
All credits are attributed as "art" unless otherwise noted.

Director

width=30	Year !	width=270	Title !	width=265	Japanese !	Romanization
align=center	2004	Mugen Sasurai	Japanese: 夢幻彷徨　ＭＵＧＥＮ－ＳＡＳＵＲＡＩ	Mugenhōgō: Mugen-sasurai
align=center	2006	Old Salmon	Japanese: ＯＬＤ　ＳＡＬＭＯＮ　海をみつめて過ぎた時間	Ōrudo sāmon: Umi o mitsumete sugita jikan
align=center	2007	Michi	Japanese: 街	Michi
align=center	2007	Matouqin Nocturne	Japanese: 馬頭琴夜想曲	Batōkin yasōkyoku
align=center	2008	Dreaming Awake	Japanese: 夢のまにまに	Yume no mani mani
align=center	2009	The Golden Flower	Japanese: 黄金花	Ôgonka: Hisureba hana, shisureba chô

Writer

width=30	Year !	width=270	Title !	width=265	Japanese !	width=300	Romanization !	Director
align=center	1964	The Flower and the Angry Waves	Japanese: 花と怒涛	Hana to dotō	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1967	Branded to Kill	Japanese: 殺しの烙印	Koroshi no rakuin	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	1985	Capone's Flood of Tears	Japanese: カポネ大いに泣く	Kapone ōi ni naku	Seijun Suzuki
align=center	2006	Old Salmon	Japanese: ＯＬＤ　ＳＡＬＭＯＮ　海をみつめて過ぎた時間	Ōrudo sāmon: Umi o mitsumete sugita jikan	Takeo Kimura
align=center	2007	Matouqin Nocturne	Japanese: 馬頭琴夜想曲	Batōkin yasōkyoku	Takeo Kimura
align=center	2008	Dreaming Awake	Japanese: 夢のまにまに	Yume no mani mani	Takeo Kimura
All credits are attributed as screenwriter unless otherwise noted.

Actor

width=30	Year !	width=270	Title !	width=265	Japanese !	width=210	Romanization !	width=90	Role !	Director
align=center	1977	The Sky Where Haruo Flew	Japanese: 春男の翔んだ空	Haruo no tonda sora	Chef	Tengo Yamada
align=center	1992	I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur	Japanese: アンモナイトのささやきを聞いた	Anmonaito no sasayaki o kiita	Professor	Isao Yamada

References

General

• Web site: ja:木村威夫. Kinema Junpo. http://www.kinejun.jp/people/id/87055 . Japanese. 2009-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007221647/http://www.kinejun.jp/people/id/87055. 2011-10-07. dead.
• Web site: ja:木村威夫. Japanese Movie Database. . Japanese. 2009-07-31.
• Web site: ja:木村威夫. Allcinema. . Japanese. 2009-07-31.

Specific

Notes and References

1. News: Schilling. Mark. Looking back, one last time. The Japan Times. October 2008. 2009-08-18.
2. Book: Müller , Marco . Dario Tomasi; Festival internazionale cinema giovani. Racconti crudeli di gioventù: nuovo cinema giapponese degli anni 60. EDT srl. December 1990. Italian. 978-88-7063-087-9. 272. 2009-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033601/http://www.edt.it/shop/dettaglio.php?isbn=8870630870. 2011-07-22. dead.
3. Book: Richie , Donald . Donald Richie

   . Donald Richie . A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos . . 2005 . 4-7700-2995-0 . 96–97 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121034830/http://www.kodansha-intl.com/books/html/en/9784770029959.html . 2008-11-21.

4. Web site: The Clone Returns Home: Technical Information/Cast/Crew. Seattle International Film Festival. DOC. 2009-08-18.
5. Book: Schilling , Mark . No Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema . FAB Press . 2007 . 978-1-903254-43-1 . 116–119 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011075659/http://www.fabpress.com/vsearch.php?CO=FAB080 . 2008-10-11.
6. Guryū Hachirō (Group of Eight) included Seijun Suzuki, Takeo Kimura and six assistant directors, the foremost of which were Atsushi Yamatoya and Chūsei Sone.
   Book: Hasumi , Shigehiko . De woestijn onder de kersenbloesem—The Desert under the Cherry Blossoms. Uitgeverij Uniepers Abcoude. January 1991. 90-6825-090-6. 7–25. Een wereld zonder seizoenen—A World Without Seasons.
7. News: Jacoby . Alexander. Kei Kumai. The Guardian. May 2007. 2009-08-19.
8. Web site: Domenig. Roland. The Anticipation of Freedom: Art Theatre Guild and Japanese independent cinema. Midnight Eye. June 2004. 2009-08-19.
   News: Kazuo Kuroki. The Daily Telegraph. April 2006. 2009-08-19.
9. Book: Rayns , Tony . Branded to Thrill: The Delirious Cinema of Suzuki Seijun. Institute of Contemporary Arts. 1994. 0-905263-44-8. 43. 1980: Zigeunerweisen.
   News: Kermode. Mark. Mark Kermode. Well, I told you she was different .... Guardian Unlimited. July 2006. 2009-08-19.
10. Web site: Dreaming Awake . J-Pitch . 2009-08-19.
    Web site: Juzo Itami . Film Reference . 2009-08-19.
    Book: Richie , Donald . Donald Richie

    . Donald Richie . A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos . . 2005 . 4-7700-2995-0 . 239–240 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121034830/http://www.kodansha-intl.com/books/html/en/9784770029959.html . 2008-11-21.

11. News: Schilling. Mark. In the director's chair at 90. The Japan Times. October 2008. 2009-08-19.
12. Book: Richie , Donald . A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha International. 2005. 4-7700-2995-0. 235.
13. Web site: ja:馬頭琴夜想曲. Kinema Junpo. http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/38529 . Japanese. 2009-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007221841/http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/38529. 2011-10-07. dead.
14. Web site: ja:木村 威夫学院長 祝 ★ ギネス・ワールド・レコード認定！！. Nikkatsu. http://www.nikkatsu.com/school/information/no52.php . Japanese. 2009-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927075013/http://www.nikkatsu.com/school/information/no52.php. 2011-09-27. dead.
15. Web site: ja:夢のまにまに. Kinema Junpo. http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/39450 . Japanese. 2009-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007221926/http://www.kinejun.jp/cinema/id/39450. 2011-10-07. dead.
16. Web site: ja:木村威夫. Japanese Movie Database. . Japanese. 2009-08-20.