BIOGRAPHY

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Tenmei Kanoh / Born February 1942 – currently lives in Japan.
One of the most influential photographer in Japan since 1960’s.
Also a writer, DJ, Actor, and various other art performances.
AWARDS

Japan Advertising Artists Club Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Annual Calendar Award, Poland Poster Award, etc.


HISTORY
1942

Born in Nagoya, Japan.

1960

Graduated from Nagoya City Industrial Arts High School.

Worked for one year as assistant to Nagoya-based photographer Toichi Ogawa.

1962

Moved to Tokyo. Worked for two years as assistant to well known photographer Takashi Kijima.

1965

Freelance photographer in Tokyo. His work includes commercial advertisement, fashion, and such.

1969

“Scenes of New York”  Heibon Punch Magazine
“FUCK” Solo Exhibition. Dai Nippon Printing Co. Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. This exhibition made him
known to the world of art in Japan.
“Laser Beam” Heibon Punch.Magazine

“What’s New York?” Heibon Punch Magazine

“The World of Furisode(kimono) by Tenmei Kanoh” Sakae Kyoen

1970

“Nude – Erimi Mori” infrared photography, Heibon Punch Magazine
“Hayato Tani” advertisement photography for Seibu
“Ted, the man….Fellow, the woman” advertisement photography for Seibu
“The Unknown America” Camera Mainichi Magazine

“My Assistant Days” Design Journal

“ISSEY MIYAKE” an an Magazine
“Parties on Fire” Manga Sunday
“11PM” (TV show) a guest commentator

1971

“Nude – Miriho” Heibon Punch
“Mako Midori” Photo Collection

“Haruko Wanibuchi, Tad Wakamatsu” Photo Collection “elle et lui”

“Arakajime Ushinawareta Koibitotachi” (motion picture, directed by Sotaro Tawara), actor

“Kaori Momoi + Kenichi Hagiwara” Photo Collection

“OxxKO” a novel by Tenmei Kanoh
“The World of Infrared by Tenmei Kanoh” Photo Collection
“Supervisor” anan Magazine

“Let’s Talk Denim by Issey Miyake” Seibu Advertisement

“A portrait of a childhood” Brain Magazine

1972

“Akira Uno and Mieko Tsudoi” Heibon Punch
“Cigarette, Sheet, and a Lipstick” Shinfujin Flower
“Yasuhiro Yoshioka” Heibon Punch
“This is the Viva London!” anan Magazine
“Mitsuharu Kaneko – the man of the year” Inner Trip Magazine

“Spring Collection – a man and a woman”, Photo Collection
“Tabidachi” an essay

1973

“Tenmei Kanoh in the Silk Road” Takarajima Magazine
“Nude – a laying lady” Weekly Playboy Japan

1974

“Kenichi Hagiwara” GORO magazine
“Aoi Hansha” a novel

1975

A short essay for teen sex.

1976

“Eva, the Swedish” Weekly Gendai Magazine

1977

“Masanori Hata” PHP magazine

1979

“Momoe Yamaguchi” Playboy Japan
“Yasuko Naito” Mr. Action Magazine

“Chiharu Matsuyama”, “Masahiro Kuwana” JJ Magazine

“Tetsuya Takeda” D-DAY Magazine

1981

“Yuya Uchida” Weekly Heibon
“Momoe Yamaguchi” Delux Playboy Japan

1983

“Shohei Hino” Free Magazine
“Mieko Enomoto” Penthouse Japan

“Antonio Inoki” Free Magazine

“Yosemite, USA” Photo Collection
“The vision of Tenmei Kanoh – Yoko Gushiken”, “The vision of Tenmei Kanoh- Masanori Sera” Weekly Sankei

“The Car – Jaguar” Motor Magazine

1984

“My favorite recipe” Woman Magazine
“India” Playboy

1985年

“Zatoichi – Shintaro Katsu 1~6” Posters for Fuji Television series
Honda catalogs
TV shows, a guest appearance,
“Doda” an essay

1986
“Shintaro Ishihara in Mariana Lagoon” Penthouse Japan
1987

“Masahiko Kondo” Touch Magazine
“Mama wa idol”(TV drama) guest appearance

1988
“Morning Eye” (TV show) guest commentator
1990

“Yosui Inoue” Weekly Cheemis
“Keisuke Kuwata” Gainer Magazine
“An Interview with Tenmei Kanoh” QJ Magazine

1991

“Taishu Kase” mc Sister Magazine
“Sekai No Joshiki Hijoshiki” (TV show) guest commentator

1992

“Chizuru Azuma” Playboy Magazine
“Tenmei Kanoh is on Live” (TV show)
“Downtown no gaki no tsukaiya arahende” (TV show) guest commentator

“Topaz”(motion picture directed by Ryu Murakami), actor

1993

“Monthly TENMEI” Takeshobo, Sold 700,000 copies

“Chizuru Azuma” Weekly Bunshun

various TV shows appearance

1994
“Kikuze” Photo Collection , Takeshobo
“Phantom Pain” Photo Collection

 “Super Tenmei with Takeshi Kitano and Nobuyoshi Araki” Takeshobo various TV shows appearence


1995
“Naguttaroka” an essay
1996
“Saraba Japan” Solo Exhibition. Photo Space Koyo

“Knife –Kiyoharu” Photo Collection, Takeshobo

 “Iron Chef”(TV show)  a regular guest commentator

1997
“SPEED” Photo Collection, Takeshobo

“The Summer of Okinawa Actors School” Solo Exhibition. Kyoto Avanti
various TV shows appearances

1998
“bb” Photo Collection
1999
various TV shows appearence
2000

“Namco calendar 2000” art direction

“Tokyo no Mondai wo kangaeru kondankai” board member, City of Tokyo

“Tenmei Kanoh’s photo and essay” weekly Shincho Magazine various TV shows appearence

2001

“Kikuze 2” Photo Collection, Takeshobo
“Phantom Pain” Photo Collection, “Shikan” Photo Collection, Takeshobo various TV shows appearence

2002
various TV shows appearence
2003

various TV shows appearence

2004

various TV shows appearence

2005

“Arakajime Kyoseisareta Mnonotachihe” Photo and Essay, BRIO Magazine

2006

“Photographers – parent and child” Cannon Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo

2007
“Tenmei Kanoh” Solo Exhibition. Cannon Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo
2008

Host a radio show

2010
Tenmei Kanoh official website
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