Takeo Kimura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Takeo Kimura

Japanese film director

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1918

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 21-Mar-2010

Profession: screenwriter, writer, art director, film director

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Takeo Kimura (?? ??, Kimura Takeo, April 1, 1918 – March 21, 2010) was a Japanese art director, writer and film director.
Beginning his career in 1945 he art-directed well over 200 films.
He was one of Japan's best known art directors, most famously for his collaborations with cult director Seijun Suzuki through the 1960s at the Nikkatsu Company, exemplified by Tokyo Drifter (1966).
Other directors with whom he frequently worked include Toshio Masuda, Kazuo Kuroki, Kei Kumai and Kaizo Hayashi.
At age 90 he made his feature film directorial debut with Dreaming Awake (2008).
He had also worked as a critic, writer, painter, photographer and teacher.