Camera · b. 1908 · Kyoto, Japan

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 1...

Cinematography
The Dancer 1989 Gonza the Spearman 1986 MacArthur's Children 1984 Island of the Evil Spirits 1981 The Love Suicides at Sonezaki 1981 Ballad of Orin 1977 The Possessed 1976 Akumyo: Notorious Dragon 1974 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 1973 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972 The Trail of Blood 1972 The Fearless Avenger 1972 Silence 1971 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo 1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 1970 Devil's Temple 1969 The Magoichi Saga 1969 出獄四十八時間 1969 Zatoichi and the Fugitives 1968 The Funeral Racket 1968 Zatoichi the Outlaw 1967 A Certain Killer 1967 A Killer's Key 1967 Irezumi 1966 The Little Runaway 1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance 1966 Bloody Shuriken 1965 Tokyo Olympiad 1965 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 1964 The Money Dance 1964 The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords 1964 Bamboo Doll of Echizen 1963 Rabble Tactics 1963 The Third Will 1963 The Broken Commandment 1962 Yojimbo 1961 Tough Guy 1961 The Gambler's Code 1961 Bad Reputation Returns 1961 Marriageable Age 1961 Her Brother 1960 Bonchi 1960 A Woman's Testament 1960 Scarred Yosaburo 1960 Floating Weeds 1959 Odd Obsession 1959 The Woman and the Pirate 1959 Conflagration 1958 Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes 1958 The Gay Masquerade 1958 Princess Tsuki 1958 Night Butterflies 1957 Love of the Princess 1957 Street of Shame 1956 Undercurrent 1956 Taira Clan Saga 1955 The Second Son 1955 Sansho the Bailiff 1954 The Woman in the Rumor 1954 Chikamatsu Monogatari 1954 Yokubo 1953 Ugetsu 1953 A Geisha 1953 Reminiscence 1953 Sisters of Nishijin 1952 すっ飛び駕 1952 Miss Oyu 1951 A Spectacular Murder 1951 Rashomon 1950 Song of Love 1950 Children Hand in Hand 1948 That Night's Adventure 1948 The Devil's toast 1947 The Woman Who Opens the Door 1946 Wrestling-Ring Festival 1944 Thus the Divine Wind Blows 1944 The Life of Matsu the Untamed 1943 Singing Lovebirds 1939 Taiko's Rising in the World 1938
Acting
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