Setsu Asakura

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-07-16 (92 years old)

Deathday

2014-03-27

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.

Acting

2010

Production

1994

Die Frau ohne Schatten

as Set Designer

1980

The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

as Production Design

1981

The Moon Mask Rider

as Costume Design

1985

1985

Allusion: Reincarnation Story

as Production Design

1988

Crane

as Production Design

1999

Owls' Castle

as Costume Design

1990

Getting Old without Anxiety

as Production Design

1989

The Dancer

as Art Direction

1979

Demon Pond

as Art Direction

1967

O Luna, My Pony!

as Art Direction

1971

1969

Funeral Parade of Roses

as Art Direction

1971

Demons

as Art Direction

1981

1995

Sharaku

as Costume Designer

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