Kazuo Miyagawa

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Kazuo Miyagawa

Camera February 25, 1908

Kyoto, Japan

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 t…

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Rashomon

Rashomon

8.0 1950 Movie
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

8.1 1961 Movie
Ugetsu

Ugetsu

8.0 1953 Movie
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

8.1 1954 Movie
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

7.5 1959 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

7.3 1972 Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

7.8 1954 Movie
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

7.7 1956 Movie
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

6.8 1970 Movie
Irezumi

Irezumi

6.9 1966 Movie
A Geisha

A Geisha

7.6 1953 Movie
Miss Oyu

Miss Oyu

7.2 1951 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    The World of Kazuo Miyagawa

    Movie Self

  2. 1989
    The Dancer

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1986
    Gonza the Spearman

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1984
    MacArthur's Children

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1981
    The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1981
    Island of the Evil Spirits

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1977
    Ballad of Orin

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1976
    The Possessed

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1975
    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Movie Self

  10. 1974
    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1973
    Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1972
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1972
    The Fearless Avenger

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1972
    The Trail of Blood

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1971
    Silence

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1970
    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 1970
    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1969
    The Magoichi Saga

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1969
    Devil's Temple

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1969
    出獄四十八時間

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1968
    The Funeral Racket

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1968
    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1967
    A Killer's Key

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1967
    Zatoichi the Outlaw

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1967
    A Certain Killer

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1966
    The Little Runaway

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1966
    Zatoichi's Vengeance

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1966
    Irezumi

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1965
    Tokyo Olympics (International Version)

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1965
    Tokyo Olympiad

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1965
    Bloody Shuriken

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1964
    The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1964
    The Money Dance

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1964
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1963
    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1963
    Rabble Tactics

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1963
    The Third Will

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1962
    The Broken Commandment

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1961
    Bad Reputation Returns

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1961
    Tough Guy

    Movie Director of Photography