Kazuo Miyagawa

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

2

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-02-25

Deathday

1999-08-07 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Kyoto, Japan

Also Known As

  • 宮川一夫

Kazuo Miyagawa

Biography

Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川 一夫 Miyagawa Kazuo, February 25, 1908 – August 7, 1999) was an acclaimed Japanese cinematographer.

Miyagawa is best known for his tracking shots, particularly those in Rashomon (1950), the first of his three collaborations with preeminent filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

He also worked on films by major directors Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, and Kon Ichikawa, such as Ugetsu Monogatari (1953), Floating Weeds (1959) and the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965) respectively.

Miyagawa is regarded as having invented the cinematographic technique known as bleach bypass, for Ichikawa's 1960 film Her Brother.

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Camera

1989
The Dancer as Director of Photography
1986
Gonza the Spearman as Director of Photography
1984
MacArthur's Children as Director of Photography
1981
Island of the Evil Spirits as Director of Photography
1977
Ballad of Orin as Director of Photography
1976
The Possessed as Director of Photography
1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon as Director of Photography
1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare as Director of Photography
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril as Director of Photography
1972
The Fearless Avenger as Director of Photography
1972
The Trail of Blood as Director of Photography
1971
Silence as Director of Photography
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival as Director of Photography
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo as Director of Photography
1969
The Magoichi Saga as Director of Photography
1969
Devil's Temple as Director of Photography
1969
出獄四十八時間 as Director of Photography
1968
The Funeral Racket as Director of Photography
1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives as Director of Photography
1967
A Killer's Key as Director of Photography
1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw as Director of Photography
1967
A Certain Killer as Director of Photography
1966
The Little Runaway as Director of Photography
1966
Zatoichi's Vengeance as Director of Photography
1966
Irezumi as Director of Photography
1965
Tokyo Olympiad as Director of Photography
1965
Bloody Shuriken as Director of Photography
1964
The Money Dance as Director of Photography
1964
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold as Director of Photography
1963
Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Director of Photography
1963
Rabble Tactics as Director of Photography
1963
The Third Will as Director of Photography
1962
The Broken Commandment as Director of Photography
1961
Bad Reputation Returns as Director of Photography
1961
Tough Guy as Director of Photography
1961
The Gambler's Code as Director of Photography
1961
Yojimbo as Director of Photography
1960
Her Brother as Director of Photography
1960
Scarred Yosaburo as Director of Photography
1960
Bonchi as Director of Photography
1960
A Woman's Testament as Director of Photography
1959
Floating Weeds as Director of Photography
1959
Odd Obsession as Director of Photography
1958
The Gay Masquerade as Director of Photography
1958
Conflagration as Director of Photography
1958
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes as Director of Photography
1958
Princess Tsuki as Director of Photography
1957
Night Butterflies as Director of Photography
1957
Love of the Princess as Director of Photography
1956
Night River as Director of Photography
1956
Street of Shame as Director of Photography
1955
Taira Clan Saga as Director of Photography
1955
The Second Son as Director of Photography
1954
The Crucified Lovers as Director of Photography
1954
The Woman in the Rumor as Director of Photography
1954
Sansho the Bailiff as Director of Photography
1953
A Geisha as Director of Photography
1953
Yokubo as Director of Photography
1953
Ugetsu as Director of Photography
1953
Reminiscence as Director of Photography
1952
すっ飛び駕 as Director of Photography
1952
Sisters of Nishijin as Director of Photography
1951
Miss Oyu as Director of Photography
1950
Rashomon as Director of Photography
1950
Song of Love as Director of Photography
1948
Children Hand in Hand as Director of Photography
1943
The Life of Matsu the Untamed as Director of Photography
1939
Singing Lovebirds as Director of Photography

Crew

1981
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki as Cinematography
1965
Tokyo Olympiad as Cinematography
1964
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords as Cinematography
1961
Marriageable Age as Cinematography
1959
女と海賊 as Cinematography
1951
A Spectacular Murder as Cinematography
1948
That Night's Adventure as Cinematography
1947
The Devil's toast as Cinematography
1946
The Woman Who Opens the Door as Cinematography
1944
Thus the Divine Wind Blows as Cinematography
1944
Wrestling-Ring Festival as Cinematography
1938
Taiko's Rising in the World as Cinematography
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