Takeo Kimura(1918-2010)

Art Director
Production Designer
Writer

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Takeo Kimura

Takeo Kimura was born on 1 April 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an art director and production designer, known for Dreaming Awake (2008), Hong Kong Paradise (1990) and Tempyo no iraka (1980). He died on 21 March 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Awards
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Dreaming Awake (2008)

7.6

Writer

2008

Hong Kong Paradise (1990)

Hong Kong Paradise

7.8

Art Director

1990

Tempyo no iraka (1980)

Tempyo no iraka

6.2

Art Director

1980

To Sleep So as to Dream (1986)

To Sleep So as to Dream

7.2

Art Director

1986

Credits

Art Director

Komori seikatsu kôjô kurabu
5.8
- Art Director
- 2008
Hito no sekkusu o warauna
6.2
- Art Director
- 2007
Faces of a Fig Tree
6.6
- Art Director
- 2006
Kamiya Etsuko no seishun
7.5
- Art Director
- 2006
Taga tameni
7.0
- supervising art director
- 2005
The Face of Jizo
7.2
- Art Director
- 2004
The Sea Is Watching
7.0
- Art Director
- 2002
Inochi no umi
7.7
- Art Director
- 2000
'Kurenai no kenjû' yo eien ni
- Art Director
- 2000
Suri
6.7
- Art Director
- 2000
Deep River
7.6
- Art Director
- 1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
6.8
- Art Director
- 1995
A Dedicated Life
7.4
- Art Director
- 1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
6.9
- Art Director
- 1993
Yume no onna
6.2
- Art Director
- 1993

Production Designer

The Clone Returns Home
6.6
- Production Designer
- 2008
Vitamin I
- Production Designer
- 2007
Hito no sekkusu o warauna
6.2
- Production Designer
- 2007
Operetta tanuki goten
6.5
- Production Designer
- 2005
Jôhatsu tabinikki
6.7
- Production Designer
- 2003
Pistol Opera
6.3
- Production Designer
- 2001
Darkness in the Light
5.9
- Production Designer
- 2001
To Love
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1997
The Last Bullet
6.7
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1995
How Old Is the River?
6.1
- Production Designer
- 1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
6.9
- Production Designer
- 1993
Shikibu monogatari
5.6
- Production Designer
- 1990
Death of a Tea Master
6.8
- Production Designer
- 1989
Tampopo
7.9
- Production Designer
- 1985
Fire Festival
7.1
- Production Designer
- 1985

Writer

Personal details

Alternative name
- Hachiro Guryu
Born
- April 1, 1918
- Tokyo, Japan
Died
- March 21, 2010
- Tokyo, Japan(interstitial pneumonia)

Did you know

Trivia
Takeo Kimura is the oldest person ever to direct a feature film: He was 90 years old when his debut Dreaming Awake (2008) was released. ['Oldest debut as a feature film director', Guinness World Records].

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