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Emi Wada(1937-2021)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Production Designer
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Emi Wada
Emi Wada was born on 18 March 1937 in Kyoto, Japan. She was a costume designer and production designer, known for House of Flying Daggers (2004), Hero (2002) and Ran (1985). She was married to Ben Wada. She died on 13 November 2021 in Japan.
BornMarch 18, 1937
DiedNovember 13, 2021(84)
BornMarch 18, 1937
DiedNovember 13, 2021(84)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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Known for

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
House of Flying Daggers
7.5
  • Costume Designer
  • 2004
Hero (2002)
Hero
7.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 2002
Ran (1985)
Ran
8.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 1985
Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Vivian Wu in The Soong Sisters (1997)
The Soong Sisters
6.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1997

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Love After Love (2020)
    Love After Love
    5.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 2020
  • Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Munetaka Aoki, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani, Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, and Yûta Koseki in Samurai Marathon (2019)
    Samurai Marathon
    6.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 2019
  • God of War (2017)
    God of War
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 2017
  • Leon Lai, Bingbing Fan, and Chun Wu in Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
    Lady of the Dynasty
    4.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 2015
  • Wu Dang (2012)
    Wu Dang
    5.3
    • Costume Designer (for Mi Yang)
    • 2012
  • Reign of Assassins (2010)
    Reign of Assassins
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 2010
  • Lang zai ji (2009)
    Lang zai ji
    3.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 2009
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 2007
  • The Restless (2006)
    The Restless
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • The Go Master (2006)
    The Go Master
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • Fiorenza Cedolins and Marcello Giordani in Madama Butterfly (2004)
    Madama Butterfly
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
    House of Flying Daggers
    7.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Hero (2002)
    Hero
    7.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 2002
  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Ryûhei Matsuda, and Shinji Takeda in Taboo (1999)
    Taboo
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999
  • 8 ½ Women (1999)
    8 ½ Women
    5.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999

Costume Department

  • Vivian Wu in The Pillow Book (1995)
    The Pillow Book
    6.5
    • costume designer: Japan
    • 1995
  • John Gielgud, Isabelle Pasco, Mark Rylance, and Michael Clark in Prospero's Books (1991)
    Prospero's Books
    6.8
    • costume designer: Prospero's cloak
    • 1991

Production Designer

  • The Go Master (2006)
    The Go Master
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • 8 ½ Women (1999)
    8 ½ Women
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1999

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • March 18, 1937
    • Kyoto, Japan
  • Died
    • November 13, 2021
    • Japan(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ben Wada1957 - January 14, 2011 (his death)

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    Married Japanese director/producer Ben Wada.

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