Daisaku Kimura

Career Overview

Daisaku Kimura has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Yakuza Ladies series with 5 titles. Signature works include Virus, Labyrinth Romanesque, Yojimbo. 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
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

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

Frequent Collaborators

Stuart Gillard (2 collaborations)
Isao Natsuyagi (2 collaborations)
Danielle Schneider (2 collaborations)
Takashi Noguchi (2 collaborations)
Nenji Kobayashi (2 collaborations)
Hitomi Kuroki (2 collaborations)
Renji Ishibashi (2 collaborations)
Glenn Ford (1 collaborations)
Robert Vaughn (1 collaborations)
Masao Kusakari (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