Watanabe Mitsuo was a Japanese film lighting technician born in Fukushima, Japan.

He began his career as a lighting assistant at Ishihara Promotion, where he apprenticed under Fujibayashi Kan and Shiiba Noboru. In 1976, he was promoted to lighting technician for the television drama "Daigaku: Battle Days".

In 1978, he became a freelancer and made his theatrical film debut with "The Most Dangerous Game" in the same year. From then on, he primarily worked on Toei Central films.

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