For nearly four decades, We have been dedicating ourselves to capturing the greatest moments in sports on film. Through the sports photography, we explore the relationships between "Men and Sports" and "Community/Society and Sports" in search of identifying the true meaning of "SPORTS".

Artistic beauty of bodies in motion impresses us with bountiful presence of life. The forms and colors of sports are visual music to us all.		When an athlete challenge to apex of his body and mind, we see and appreciate the highest moment in sports.
The most human emotions are revealed at the moment of triumph and defeat.		Long hours and hard training make truly great athletes, and the efforts are deeply carves on their faces and expressions form which we learn so many things.
Graceful performance and super plays are all results of long and hard training. There, we see another side of sports.		They love athletes, and athletes reply to the cheering. Together they make the moment an exciting experience.
Sports are fun for all. Through the sports, there are communications and healthy human relationships.		Fashion in sports is another aspect that is a feast for our eyes.

@ President	Ken Kishimoto
@ Address	c/o Kishi Memorial-Hall, 1-1-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8050 JAPAN
@ Tel.	81 (3) 3481 2415
@ Fax.	81 (3) 3481 2413
@ e-mail	photo@kishimoto.com
@ Established	April 25, 1966
@ Staff	Photographer / 7 Supporting personnel / 7
@ Number of stock	Color/800,000 Black and White/1,500,000
@ Business Description	1. Photographic coverage of sports 2. Sales and rental of sports stock photographs 3. Photo finishing and mounting 4. Planning and publishing of sports photography exhibitions 5. Organizing sports photography exhibitions 6. Counselor/advisor on sports visualization and business
@ Recent Accomplishments	Publications -OLYMPICS, THE HUMAN DRAMA (1982) -HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS OF WOMAN'S SPORTS (1982) -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, SARAJEVO '84 -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, LOS ANGELES '84 -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, KOBE UNIVERSIADE '85 -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, SEOUL '88 -SPORTS IN HAWAII (1990) -WORLD CUP ITALIA "PRIMIERO" (1990) -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, ASIAN GAMES IN BEIJING (1990) -THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT (1990) -"GREAT CHALLENGE" ATHLETIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (1991) -GUIDE BOOK, BARCELONA OLYMPIC GAMES (1992) -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, ALBERTVILLE '92 -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, BARCELONA '92 -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, LILLEHAMMER '94 -WORLD CUP USA (1994) -JOC OFFICIAL REPORT, ASIAN GAMES IN HIROSHIMA (1994) -A CENTURY OF OLYMPIC GAMES (1994) -JOC OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK, FUKUOKA UNIVERSIADE (1995) -MEN'S GYMNASTICS "V10" (1995) -WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS "WORLD OF BEAUTY" (1995) -FIGURE SKATING "BEAUTY ON ICE" (1996) -GUIDE BOOK, NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES(1997) -THE OLYMPIC FLAME FOREVER (1998) -WORLD CUP FRANCE98 (1998) Photography Exhibition -KEN KISHIMOTO, SPORTS PHOTO EXHIBITION (1984/Tokyo) -LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC GAMES PHOTO EXHIBITION (1984/Tokyo) -OLYMPICS AND SPORTS (1985/Seoul, Korea ) -PHOTO KISHIMOTO, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL PHOTO EXHIBITION (1986/Tokyo) -THE OLYMPIC GAMES (1988/Tokyo) -SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES (1988/Seoul, Korea) -SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES(1988/Tokyo) -PLANET SPORTS PHOTO EXHIBITION (1989/Barcelona, Spain) -WOMEN SPORTS (1989/Kyoto) -THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT (1990/Tokyo) -SPORTS SUPER SHOT (1992/Tokyo) -THE OLYMPIC GAMES (1992/Tokyo) -PHOTO KISHIMOTO "LOCUS" (1992/Tokyo) -THE SOCCER (1993/Tokyo) -UNIVERSIADE (1993/Fukuoka) -THE ASIAN GAMES (1993/Tokyo) -JAPANESE SOCCER (1993/Tokyo) -SOCCER "MEN" (1993/Tokyo) -WORLD CUP USA '94 (1994/Tokyo) -ATLANTA OLYMPIC GAMES, ATLANTA EXPRESS (1996/Tokyo, subway) -NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES OLYMPIC LINER (1998/Tokyo, subway) -NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES (1998/Tokyo) -FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE98 METRO PHOTO PRESS (1998/Tokyo, subway) -FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE98 (1998/Tokyo)

OLYMPIC GAMES >>> SUMMER GAMES 1964/TOKYO 1968/MEXICO 1972/MUNICH 1976/MONTREAL 1980/MOSCOW 1984/LOS ANGELES 1988/SEOUL 1992/BARCELONA 1996/ATLANTA 2000/SYDNEY 2004/ATHENS	OLYMPIC GAMES >>> WINTER GAMES 1968/GRENNOBEL 1972/SAPPORO 1976/INNSBRUCK 1980/LAKE PLACID 1984/SARAJEVO 1988/CALGARY 1992/ALBERTVILLE 1994/LILLEHAMMER 1998/NAGANO 2002/SALT LAKE CITY
UNIVERSIADE >>> SUMMER GAMES 1967/TOKYO 1970/TURIN 1977/SOFIA 1979/MEXICO CITY 1981/BUCHAREST 1983/EDMONTON 1985/KOBE 1987/ZAGREB 1989/DUISBURG 1991/SHEFFIELD 1993/BUFFALO 1995/FUKUOKA 1997/SICILY 1999/MALLORCA 2001/BEIJING 2003/DAEGU	UNIVERSIADE >>> WINTER GAMES 1968/INNSBRUCK 1970/ROVANIEMI 1981/JACA 1983/SOFIA 1985/BELLUNO 1987/STRBSKE-PLESO 1989/SOFIA 1991/SAPPORO 1993/ZAKOPANE 1995/JACA 1997/MUJU CHONJU 1999/POPLAD-TATRY 2001/ZAKOPANE 2003/TARVISIO 2005/INNSBRUCK
SOCCER WORLD CUP 1970/MEXICO 1974/WEST-GERMANY 1978/ARGENTINA 1982/SPAIN 1986/MEXICO CITY 1990/ITALIA 1994/USA 1998/FRANCE 2002/KOREA-JAPAN 2006/GERMANY	WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS 1983/HELSINKI 1987/ROMA 1991/TOKYO 1993/STUTTGART 1995/GOEBORG 1997/ATHENS 1999/SEVILLA 2001/EDMONTON 2003/PARIS 2005/HELSINKI
ASIAN GAMES 1966/BANGKOK 1970/BANGKOK 1974/TEHERAN 1975/BANGKOK 1982/NEW DELHI 1986/SEOUL 1990/BEIJING 1994/HIROSHIMA 1998/BANGKOK 2002/PUSAN	OTHERS - Skiing, Gymnastics, Athletics,Judo,Swimming and other World Championships - Tour de France - USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Wimbledon - Jogging, Wind surfing, Surfing, Water skiing, Field athletics,Mountain bike, Cycling, Hot-air balloons, Boating, Frisbee, Orienteering, Hang gliding, e.t.c. SUPER PHOTOS & ARTISTIC PHOTOS Multiple strobes, Panning, Solarization, ...e.t.c.