Daisaku Kimura was born in Tokyo, Japan. He is a cinematographer (over 50 credits) and a director, known mainly for: "Samurai's Promise" (2018), "Memory" (2017), "The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones to Serenity" (2009).
He worked as the Assistant Cameraman on many of Kurosawa Akira’s movies from "The Hidden Fortress" (1958) to "Dodes’ka-den" (1970). He is recognized and respected as a master of focus by Kurosawa Akira and cinematographer Miyagawa Kazuo, as well as his fellow cinematographers. He was the cinematographer on many premier Japanese movies: "Mt. Hakkoda" (1977), "Virus" (1980), "STATION" (1981), "House on Fire" (1986), "Poppoya" (1999), etc.
His directorial debut in 2009 was "The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity" for which he was also the screenwriter and cinematographer. It won Best Director and Best Cinematography at the 33rd Japanese Academy Awards. Prior to this, he has been awarded the Japanese Academy’s Best Cinematography Award over 20 times.
At one point, he announced his retirement as a director, but his love of filmmaking drew him back to make his second directorial movie: "Carrying Spring" (2014). "Samurai's Promise" is his third film and first samurai movie. Edit Biography