Takeo Kimura

Art

Takeo Kimura

Born April 1, 1918 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JapanDied March 21, 2010138 films

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The best way into Takeo Kimura's work
Tampopo posterFirst watchTampopo19857.8Their most acclaimed film, and an easy way in.In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Tokyo Drifter poster7.1Tokyo Drifter1966Gate of Flesh poster6.6Gate of Flesh1964Zigeunerweisen poster6.5Zigeunerweisen1980

Filmography

138 films
  1. 2008Life Improvement ClubArt Direction
  2. 2008The Clone Returns HomeProduction Design
  3. 2008Tombstone of the FirefliesSupervising Art Director
  4. 2008Sex Is No Laughing MatterArt Direction
  5. 2006The Blossoming of Etsuko KamiyaArt Direction
  6. 2004The Face of JizoArt Direction
  7. 2003The Soul OdysseyArt Direction
  8. 2002The Sea Is WatchingArt Direction
  9. 2001Pistol OperaProduction Design
  10. 2001Closed WardArt Direction
  11. 2001Darkness in the LightArt Direction
  12. 1997To LoveArt Direction
  13. 1997Cat's EyeArt Direction
  14. 1996The TrapArt Direction
  15. 1995How Old Is the River?Production Design
  16. 1995The BreathArt Direction
  17. 1995Deep RiverProduction Design
  18. 1995The Stairway to the Distant PastArt Direction
  19. 1994The Most Terrible Time in My LifeArt Direction
  20. 1993YearningProduction Design
  21. 1992About Love, TokyoProduction Design
  22. 1992Luminous MossProduction Design
  23. 1990Shikibu monogatariProduction Design
  24. 1990The Legend of ZipangArt Direction
  25. 1990Takeshi: Childhood DaysProduction Design
  26. 1989Circus BoysArt Direction
  27. 1989Death of a Tea MasterArt Direction
  28. 1989Tokyo: The Last WarArt Direction
  29. 1988Dogra MagraArt Direction
  30. 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisArt Direction
  31. 1986The House of WedlockArt Direction
  32. 1986The Sea and PoisonArt Direction
  33. 1986Monster HeavenArt Direction
  34. 1986Beyond the Shining SeaArt Direction
  35. 1986To Sleep So as to DreamArt Direction
  36. 1985TampopoArt Direction
  37. 1985Fire FestivalProduction Design
  38. 1983Sexual CrimeArt Direction
  39. 1983A Bridge of TearsArt Direction
  40. 1983Rope and BreastsArt Direction
  41. 1982Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō niProduction Design
  42. 1982The Go MastersArt Direction
  43. 1981Willful MurderArt Direction
  44. 1981The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita StoryProduction Design
  45. 1980The WomanProduction Design
  46. 1980Drive for the FutureArt Direction
  47. 1980Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of HiroshimaArt Direction
  48. 1980ZigeunerweisenArt Direction
  49. 1980An Ocean to CrossProduction Design
  50. 1977The Skies of HaruoArt Direction
  51. 1977Barefoot Gen: Explosion of TearsArt Direction
  52. 1975Preparation for the FestivalArt Direction
  53. 1975Waga seishun no tokiArt Direction
  54. 1974Sandakan No. 8Production Design
  55. 1972The Long DarknessArt Direction
  56. 1971Bad Girl MakoArt Direction
  57. 1971Challenge at DawnArt Direction
  58. 1969The CleanupArt Direction
  59. 1969Gambler's DilemmaArt Direction
  60. 1969Savage Wolf PackArt Direction
  61. 1968Monument to the Girl's CorpsArt Direction
  62. 1968Man of a Stormy EraProduction Design
  63. 1968Song of my LifeArt Direction
  64. 1968Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2Art Direction
  65. 1968Outlaw: Gangster VIPArt Direction
  66. 1967Velvet HustlerArt Direction
  67. 1967Massacre GunArt Direction
  68. 1966OyukiArt Direction
  69. 1966Fighting ElegyArt Direction
  70. 1966Tokyo DrifterProduction Design
  71. 1966Carmen from KawachiArt Direction
  72. 1965Tattooed LifeProduction Design
  73. 1965Born Under Crossed StarsProduction Design
  74. 1965Ochiba no honōArt Direction
  75. 1965Story of a ProstituteProduction Design
  76. 1964The Call of BloodProduction Design
  77. 1964Gate of FleshArt Direction
  78. 1964The Flower and the Angry WavesArt Direction
  79. 1963Kanto WandererArt Direction
  80. 1963The IncorrigibleArt Direction
  81. 1963Foggy Night BluesArt Direction
  82. 1963Notorious BastardArt Direction
  83. 1963Attack SquadronArt Direction
  84. 1962Glass-Hearted JohnnyArt Direction
  85. 1962Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad LoveArt Direction
  86. 1961The Black ScarArt Direction
  87. 1961A Killer Without a GraveArt Direction
  88. 1961He Killed DadArt Direction
  89. 1960Yakuza senseiArt Direction
  90. 1960The Call of the FoghornArt Direction
  91. 1960Volcano WindArt Direction
  92. 1959The Ghost of IwojimaArt Direction
  93. 1959The Echo of LoveArt Direction
  94. 1959The FugitiveArt Designer
  95. 1959Masked WomanArt Direction
  96. 1959The Stream of YouthArt Direction
  97. 1958Showdown in the StormArt Direction
  98. 1958A Slope in the SunArt Direction
  99. 1957The AwakeningArt Direction
  100. 1957Birth of a Jazz MaidenArt Direction
  101. 1956This Is HomeArt Direction
  102. 1956ConfessionArt Direction
  103. 1956Called to the StandArt Direction
  104. 1956Cell No. 8Art Direction
  105. 1956Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the BackstreetsArt Direction
  106. 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2Art Direction
  107. 1955A Hole of My Own MakingArt Direction
  108. 1955The Maid's KidArt Direction
  109. 1955Policeman's DiaryArt Direction
  110. 1955His Highness SurabayaArt Direction
  111. 1955The Moon Has RisenArt Direction
  112. 1954The Black CurrentArt Direction
  113. 1954A Certain WomanArt Direction
  114. 1953Red CamelliaArt Direction
  115. 1953Asakusa monogatariArt Direction
  116. 1953The Wild GeeseArt Direction
  117. 1953Haha namiArt Direction
  118. 1953Gendai shojoArt Direction
  119. 1952Kanpai! Tokyo MusumeArt Direction
  120. 1952Asu wa NichiyōbiArt Direction