Person
Koshiro Otsu
Camera
Biography
Koshiro Otsu (大津 幸四郎 Otsu Koshiro, 1934 - 28 November 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer and film director. Otsu is one of the most famous cinematographers in Japanese film history. He joined Iwanami Productions in 1958. After going freelance, he worked with legendary director Ogawa Shinsuke on The Oppressed Students (1967) and Summer in Narita (1968), with Tsuchimoto Noriaki on Prehistory of the Partisans (1969), Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), and many other films.
Known for
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Director of Photography
A Movie Capital
Director of Photography
Prehistory of the Partisans
Cinematography
The Scene of the Soul
Cinematography
The Oppressed Students
Director of Photography
Report from Haneda
Cinematography
The Silence
Cinematography
Fence
Cinematography
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
Cinematography
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
Director
Filmography
- 2017The SilenceCinematography
- 2014The Wages of Resistance: Narita StoriesDirector
- 2012Nuchigafu - Life is a TreasureCinematography
- 2011Barefoot Gen's HiroshimaCamera Technician
- 2008FenceCinematography
- 2007Kazuo Ohno: Like a SoliloquyDirector
- 2006Out of Place: Memories of Edward SaidDirector of Photography
- 2005The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their StoryCinematography
- 2005The Constitution of JapanDirector of Photography
- 2002Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our TimesDirector of Photography
- 2001HanakoDirector of Photography
- 2000DolceDirector of Photography
- 1999Artists in WonderlandCamera Operator
- 1994Those Who Would Be EinsteinCinematography
- 1991A Movie CapitalDirector of Photography
- 1991The Scene of the SoulCinematography
- 1991Song of Arirang - Voices from OkinawaCinematography
- 1990The Old Man and the SeaCinematography
- 1989Business TripDirector of Photography
- 1989ドキュメント’８９脱原発元年Director of Photography
- 1987Yuntanza OkinawaDirector of Photography
- 1983A Bridge of TearsDirector of Photography
- 1980Strike the White BallDirector of Photography
- 1978Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The LightDirector of Photography
- 1978My Town, My YouthCinematography
- 1976Message from Minamata to the WorldDirector of Photography
- 1975Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An EncounterDirector of Photography
- 1975Minamata Disease: A TrilogyDirector of Photography
- 1975The Shiranui SeaDirector of Photography
- 1973Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for LifeCinematography
- 1973When the Night BreaksCinematography
- 1971Minamata: The Victims and Their WorldDirector of Photography
- 1969Prehistory of the PartisansCinematography
- 1968Summer in SanrizukaDirector of Photography
- 1968Japan Year ZeroCinematography
- 1967Report from HanedaCinematography
- 1967The Oppressed StudentsDirector of Photography
- 1966Zero Dead: A Record of Traffic-Related Head InjuryCinematography
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