was a Japanese

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. He was born in

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. He developed a skill in drawing, and became among the most prominent set designers in

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following

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. He won the

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for the 1953 film ''

Ugetsu , is a 1953 Japanese historical drama and fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on two stories in Ueda Akinari's 1776 book of the same name, combining elements of the ''jidaigeki'' (peri ...

''. In 1955, he served as art director for ''

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum , also known as ''You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum'' or ''My First Love Affair'', is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on a novel by Saicho Ito. Plot 73-year-old Masao is taking a river boat to pay his remote ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Typhoon Over Nagasaki ''Typhoon Over Nagasaki'' (French: ''Typhon sur Nagasaki'') is a 1957 French-Japanese romantic drama film directed by Yves Ciampi and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Keiko Kishi and Gert Fröbe.Parish p.361 It was shot in Japan in Nagas ...

'' (1957)

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1899 births 1967 deaths Japanese art directors Artists from Tokyo {{Japan-artist-stub