Person
Shinsaku Himeda
Camera · 1916–1997 · Hyogo, Japan
Biography
Shinsaku Himeda was a Japanese cinematographer from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture. Himeda dropped out of Teikoku Art University and started working as an assistant cameraman at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio in 1937. In 1949, he promoted to cinematographer.
Known for

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director of Photography

Three Mothers
Director of Photography

Haha kōbai
Director of Photography

The Will to Live
Director of Photography

母子鶴
Director of Photography

My Phoenix
Director of Photography

The Nun
Director of Photography

When the Flowers Bloom
Director of Photography

Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
Director of Photography

Frankie the Milkman
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 1990A Paucity of Flying DreamsDirector of Photography
- 1989Afternoon When Flowers FellDirector of Photography
- 1989My PhoenixDirector of Photography
- 1988Those Swell YakuzaDirector of Photography
- 1987Dangerous CopsDirector of Photography
- 1987HachikoDirector of Photography
- 1987River of FirefliesDirector of Photography
- 1984The Cold-Hearted SeaDirector of Photography
- 1984RougeDirector of Photography
- 1983The Guy Who Brings On A StormDirector of Photography
- 1982To Trap a KidnapperDirector of Photography
- 1982Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...Director of Photography
- 1981EijanaikaDirector of Photography
- 1980Path of the BeastDirector of Photography
- 1980An Ocean to CrossDirector of Photography
- 1979The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
- 1979Vengeance Is MineDirector of Photography
- 1978Never Give UpDirector of Photography
- 1978Junko's BlissDirector of Photography
- 1977Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' RoomDirector of Photography
- 1977Proof of the ManDirector of Photography
- 1977Painful Bliss: Final TwistGang member released from prison
- 1976Seishojo: hito natsu no keikenDirector of Photography
- 1976Tsumatachi no gogo wa yori: kannō no oriDirector of Photography
- 1976Female Teacher: Cherry Boy HuntDirector of Photography
- 1976The Sorrow of ParisDirector of Photography
- 1975Ecstasy of the Black RoseDirector of Photography
- 1975Tokyo EmmanuelleDirector of Photography
- 1975Light of AfricaDirector of Photography
- 1975Invitation of LustDirector of Photography
- 1974Evening PrimroseDirector of Photography
- 1974Street of JoyDirector of Photography
- 1974Bitterness of YouthDirector of Photography
- 1974The KeyDirector of Photography
- 1974The World of Geisha 2 – The Precocious LadDirector of Photography
- 1974Wet Lust: 21 StrippersDirector of Photography
- 1973The World of GeishaDirector of Photography
- 1973Men and War III: The Final ChapterDirector of Photography
- 1973Lovers Are WetDirector of Photography
- 1972Love and Death at Fuji SpeedwayDirector of Photography
- 1972Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-CatDirector of Photography
- 1972Excitement Class: Love TechniquesDirector of Photography
- 1972Ichijo's Wet LustDirector of Photography
- 1972Melancholy Flesh Business: Sensuous ZoneDirector of Photography
- 1972Manatsu no Yoru no JôjiDirector of Photography
- 1972Playful White FingersDirector of Photography
- 1972Wet LipsDirector of Photography
- 1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowDirector of Photography
- 1970Dangerous GamesDirector of Photography
- 1970Men's Lifetime Dream-A Peep into A Women's BathhouseDirector of Photography
- 1970Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyDirector of Photography
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Director of Photography
- 1969Biographies of KillersDirector of Photography
- 1969Gokudô PetenshiDirector of Photography
- 1969Savage Wolf PackDirector of Photography
- 1968East China SeaDirector of Photography
- 1968Neon taiheikiDirector of Photography
- 1968Front Row LifeDirector of Photography
- 1968Wind of YouthDirector of Photography
- 1968Stardust WharfDirector of Photography
- 1967Hawk of the HarbourDirector of Photography
- 1967The Will to LiveDirector of Photography
- 1967The Black SheepDirector of Photography
- 1966I'll Never Cry!Director of Photography
- 1966The Heart of HiroshimaDirector of Photography
- 1966Goodbye Mr. TearsDirector of Photography
- 1966Wandering SongDirector of Photography
- 1966Return of the WolfDirector of Photography
- 1966The PornographersDirector of Photography
- 1965When the Flowers BloomDirector of Photography
- 1965A Chain of IslandsDirector of Photography
- 1964Dai nippon kosodoro denDirector of Photography
- 1964Intentions of MurderDirector of Photography
- 1964The Beautiful TeenagerDirector of Photography
- 1963The Insect WomanDirector of Photography
- 1963Distant LoveDirector of Photography
- 1962Danger PaysDirector of Photography
- 1962The Lucky GeneralDirector of Photography
- 1962Sun and StarsDirector of Photography
- 1962Foundry TownDirector of Photography
- 1961Lost in the SunDirector of Photography
- 1961A Killer Without a GraveDirector of Photography
- 1961Pigs and BattleshipsDirector of Photography
- 1961He Killed DadDirector of Photography
- 1960Yami wo saku kuchibueDirector of Photography
- 1960The Call of the FoghornDirector of Photography
- 1960Wind of VolcanoDirector of Photography
- 1960The Guitarist from the SeaDirector of Photography
- 1959My Second BrotherDirector of Photography
- 1959Yuganda tsukiDirector of Photography
- 1959Break Down that WallDirector of Photography
- 1959A Man ExplodesDirector of Photography
- 1958Endless DesireDirector of Photography
- 1958Red PierDirector of Photography
- 1958The Stars Know EverythingDirector of Photography
- 1958The NunDirector of Photography
- 1958A Boy and Three MothersDirector of Photography
- 1957Small Rats of the Edo TownDirector of Photography
- 1957Who's the Real KillerDirector of Photography
- 1957Birth of a Jazz MaidenDirector of Photography
- 1956Frankie the MilkmanDirector of Photography
- 1956Semyonov's Gold IngotsDirector of Photography
- 1956This Is HomeDirector of Photography
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2Director of Photography
- 1955Policeman's DiaryDirector of Photography
- 1954Kokoro no nichigetsuDirector of Photography
- 1952母子鶴Director of Photography
- 1952Shi no machi wo nogareteDirector of Photography
- 1952Gunrō no machiDirector of Photography
- 1951Bōya monogatariDirector of Photography
- 1950San akunin to akanbōDirector of Photography
- 1950Gozen reiji no shutugokuDirector of Photography
- 1950Kenjū no mae ni tatsu hahaDirector of Photography
- 1950Lone WolfDirector of Photography
- 1950Haha tsubakiDirector of Photography
- 1949Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiruDirector of Photography
- 1949Three MothersDirector of Photography
- 1949Haha kōbaiDirector of Photography
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