Setsu Asakura
Born: 1922-07-16 in Yanaka, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2014-03-27
Known For: Art
Biography
Setsu Asakura (1922 – March 27, 2014) was a Japanese painter, filmmaker and set designer. Asakura was also known for her movies. These movies deal with topics such as fantasy and drama. Asakura won the Belgian Salon du Printemps award in 1948. The Centennial Retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, included 200 paintings and artwork, especially for children's picture books, fashion designs for models, and stage designed drawings.
Filmography
2010
- ANPO: Art X War as Self
1999
- Owls' Castle ... (Costume Design)
1995
- Sharaku ... (Costume Designer)
1994
- Die Frau ohne Schatten ... (Set Designer)
1990
- Getting Old without Anxiety ... (Production Design)
1989
- The Dancer ... (Art Direction)
1988
- Crane ... (Production Design)
1985
- Watashi no Seishun Note as Self
- Allusion: Reincarnation Story ... (Costume Design)
1981
- Island of the Evil Spirits ... (Art Direction)
- The Moon Mask Rider ... (Costume Design)
1980
- The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail ... (Production Design)
1979
- Demon Pond ... (Art Direction)
1975
- Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees ... (Art Direction)
1971
- Demons ... (Art Direction)
- Confessions Among Actresses ... (Art Direction)
1969
- Funeral Parade of Roses ... (Art Direction)
1967
- O Luna, My Pony! ... (Art Direction)