Daisaku Kimura
Cinematographer, also director · Born July 13, 1939 (87) · Tokyo, Japan
- July 13, 1939 (87)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Cinematographer, also director
- 14 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
What are Daisaku Kimura's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 5
Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Daisaku Kimura's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daisaku Kimura's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
60 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Light in the Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Samurai's Promise(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Reminiscence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Climbing to Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
A Chorus of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Haunted Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Red Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Firefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Railroad Man(1999)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Geisha House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Diary of Early Winter Shower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Yukai(1997)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Night Train to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lost in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
A Brief Message from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Heavenly Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midwinter Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Ryakudatsu ai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Yakuza Ladies Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Estate Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
She-Shogun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Yakuza Ladies 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Anego(1988)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Chaos of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Labyrinth Romanesque(1988)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Reason For Not Divorcing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Night Train(1987)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
House on Fire(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Time of Wickedness(1985)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Choji Snack Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Yoshida School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Kaikyô(1982)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Station(1981)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Virus(1980)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Blood Type: Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Monument to Holy Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Sugata Sanshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Mount Hakkoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Tidal Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Battle Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Aoba shigereru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Submersion of Japan(1973)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Five Gents on the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Yojimbo(1961)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Fox and Raccoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
A full career of 60 titles from 1959 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Submersion of Japan (1973)
Highest rated
The Railroad Man (1999)
Most popular right now
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Daisaku Kimura's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Daisaku Kimura work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daisaku Kimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nenji Kobayashi shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Yasuo FuruhataShared titles: The Railroad Man (1999), Time of Wickedness (1985), Station (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Yasuo Furuhata
- Kōsaku YamashitaShared titles: Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990), Night Train (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Kōsaku Yamashita
- Kinji FukasakuShared titles: House on Fire (1986), Virus (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Kinji Fukasaku
- Shirō MoritaniShared titles: Kaikyô (1982), Submersion of Japan (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Shirō Moritani
Writers
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990), Virus (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Takada
- Hirô MatsudaShared titles: Labyrinth Romanesque (1988), Night Train (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Hirô Matsuda
- Sakyō KomatsuShared titles: Virus (1980), Submersion of Japan (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Sakyō Komatsu
Actors
- Nenji KobayashiShared titles: The Railroad Man (1999), Night Train (1987), Time of Wickedness (1985), Kaikyô (1982), Station (1981)See all 5 shared titles with Nenji Kobayashi
- Ken TakakuraShared titles: The Railroad Man (1999), Kaikyô (1982), Station (1981)See all 3 shared titles with Ken Takakura
- Renji IshibashiShared titles: Anego (1988), House on Fire (1986), Time of Wickedness (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Renji Ishibashi
- Ayumi IshidaShared titles: House on Fire (1986), Station (1981), Submersion of Japan (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Ayumi Ishida
Composers and editors
- Toshiaki TsushimaShared titles: Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990), Anego (1988), Night Train (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Toshiaki Tsushima
- Isamu IchidaShared titles: Labyrinth Romanesque (1988), House on Fire (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Isamu Ichida
- Akira SuzukiShared titles: Time of Wickedness (1985), Virus (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Akira Suzuki
- Michiko IkedaShared titles: Kaikyô (1982), Submersion of Japan (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Michiko Ikeda
Producers
- Tan TakaiwaShared titles: The Railroad Man (1999), Anego (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Tan Takaiwa
- Gorô KusakabeShared titles: Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990), Night Train (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Gorô Kusakabe
- Juichi TanakaShared titles: Kaikyô (1982), Station (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Juichi Tanaka
- Tomoyuki TanakaShared titles: Kaikyô (1982), Submersion of Japan (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Tomoyuki Tanaka
