Daisaku Kimura

Biography

Career Overview

Daisaku Kimura has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Yakuza Ladies series with 5 titles. Signature works include Yojimbo, Labyrinth Romanesque, Ryakudatsu ai. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Camera
Gender: male
Known Credits: 71
Birth Date: 1939-07-13 00:00:00
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Yakuza Ladies series (5 titles)
Yakuza Ladies (3 titles)
Kurosawa Samurai Films (1 titles)
Sanjuro Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Hitomi Kuroki (2 collaborations)
Masatô Ibu (2 collaborations)
Takashi Noguchi (2 collaborations)
Mineko Maruhira (2 collaborations)
Masato Furuoya (2 collaborations)
Renji Ishibashi (2 collaborations)
Yusuke Okada (2 collaborations)
Toshirō Mifune (1 collaborations)
Tatsuya Nakadai (1 collaborations)
Yōko Tsukasa (1 collaborations)

Credits

camera (59 credits)
- A Light in the Harbor
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2025
- Falling Camellia
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2018
- Reminiscence
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2017
- Climbing to Spring
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2014
- A Chorus of Angels
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2012
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2009
- The Haunted Samurai
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2007
- Red Moon
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2004
- Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2002
- The Firefly
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
- Railroad Man
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1999
- The Geisha House
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1999
- Diary of Early Winter Shower
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1998
- Abduction
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1997
- Night Train to the Stars
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1996
- Lost in Time
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1996
- A Brief Message from the Heart
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1995
- Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1995
- Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1993
- Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1993
- Heavenly Sin
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- Midwinter Camellia
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- Ryakudatsu ai
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1991
- Yakuza Ladies Revisited
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1991
- Estate Inheritance
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- She-Shogun
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- Buddies
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1989
- Yakuza Ladies 3
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1989
- The Boss' Wife
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- A Chaos of Flowers
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Labyrinth Romanesque
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Reason For Not Divorcing
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- Too Much
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- Night Train
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- House on Fire
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1986
- Demon
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Moment of Demon
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Choji Snack Bar
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- The Yoshida School
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- The Longest Tunnel
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Station
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Virus
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Blood Type: Blue
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Monument to Holy Service
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Ghost Train
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Sugata Sanshiro
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Mount Hakkoda
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Tidal Wave
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Battle Cry
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Aoba shigereru
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- The Beast Shall Die
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- Submersion of Japan
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
  
  camera production assistant
  
  camera
  
  1968
- Five Gents on the Spot
  
  camera production assistant
  
  camera
  
  1966
- Yojimbo
  
  focus puller
  
  camera
  
  1961
- Fox and Raccoon
  
  camera department production assistant
  
  camera
  
  1959
directing (3 credits)
- Falling Camellia
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Climbing to Spring
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
writing (2 credits)
- Climbing to Spring
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2009
actors (6 credits)
- Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
  Photo Studio Staff B
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
crew (1 credits)
- Too Much
  
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1987