Setsu Asakura

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Female

Birthday 1922-07-16

Deathday 2014-03-27 (91 years old)

Place of Birth Yanaka, Tokyo, Japan

Setsu Asakura

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.

Known For

Art

1994
Die Frau ohne Schatten

as Set Designer

1990
Getting Old without Anxiety

as Production Design

1989
The Dancer

as Art Direction

1988
Crane

as Production Design

1985
Allusion: Reincarnation Story

as Production Design

1981
1980
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

as Production Design

1979
Demon Pond

as Art Direction

1971
1971
Demons

as Art Direction

1969
Funeral Parade of Roses

as Art Direction

1967
O Luna, My Pony!

as Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

1999
Owls' Castle

as Costume Design

1995
Sharaku

as Costume Designer

1985
1981
The Moon Mask Rider

as Costume Design

Actor