Kazutaka Watanabe
- Known For
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
- Active Years
- 2000–2026 (27 Years)
- Total Credits
- 22 credits in database
Biography
Kazutaka Watanabe is a male film industry professional known for directing, with known credits totaling eighteen. Born in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, he worked in a range of film industry and film festival positions before establishing his company, E.x.N K.K., in 2014 to plan and produce films from A to Z. His company plans, produces, and creates subtitles for films and audiovisual media, creating works from international and local perspectives in Asia using a style unbound by country. As a producer, he has produced three features, including two co-productions, and one short film. Since 2017, he has also worked as a coordinator at the Rough Cut program in the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and occasionally holds screening workshops for locals in Japan.
Career overview
Kazutaka Watanabe is known for directing and holds a content score of 100 on the Movie Database, with 18 known credits listed. His place of birth is Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, and his stage name is written in Japanese characters as 渡辺一貴, with alternative listings including 渡辺 一貴 and 渡边一贵. His gender is listed as male.
Before establishing his company, E.x.N K.K., in 2014, Watanabe worked in a range of film industry and film festival positions. Through his company, which plans, produces, and makes subtitles for films and audiovisual media, he has produced three features, two of which are co-productions, and one short film. The company creates films from international and local perspectives in Asia using a style unbound by country.
Since 2017, Watanabe has worked as a coordinator at the Rough Cut program in the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Additionally, he occasionally holds screening workshops for locals in Japan to provide an experience of observing films and footage that he encountered while working.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
22 titles- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo (2026) Director
- Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto (2026) Director
- Song of the Samurai (2026) Director
- Lost Land (2026) Producer
- The Forest of Sunekosuri (2026) Director
- The Forest of Sunekosuri (2026) Screenplay
- SHOWTIME 7 (2025) Director
- SHOWTIME 7 (2025) Screenplay
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional (2025) Director
- Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court (2023) Director
- Rohan at the Louvre (2023) as Kyoka's Father
- Rohan at the Louvre (2023) Director
- 雪国 -SNOW COUNTRY- (2022) Director
- Snow Country (2022) Director
- Only Yesterday (2021) Director
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020) Director
- Ima da kara, shinsaku drama tsukuttemimashita (2020) Director
- An Artist of the Floating World (2019) Director
- Keiji no Genba (2008) Director
- The Auditor (2008) Director
- Space Police (2004) Director
- Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations (2000) Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kazutaka Watanabe best known for?
Kazutaka Watanabe is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo (2026), Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Fateful Showdown in Kyoto (2026), Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional (2025), Rohan at the Louvre (2023).
When and where was Kazutaka Watanabe born?
Kazutaka Watanabe was born in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan.
How many credits does Kazutaka Watanabe have?
Kazutaka Watanabe has accumulated over 22 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2000 to 2026.
What is Kazutaka Watanabe's background in cinema and television?
Kazutaka Watanabe is a male film industry professional known for directing, with known credits totaling eighteen. Born in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, he worked in a range of film industry and film festival positions before establishing his company, E.x.N K.K., in 2014 to plan and produce films from A to Z. His company plans...
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