Kazuo Miyagawa

Personal Info

Known For Camera

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.

Known For

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 Trail of Blood

as Director of Photography

1972
The Fearless Avenger

as Director of Photography

1971
Silence

as Director of Photography

1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

as Director of Photography

1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

as Director of Photography

1969
Devil's Temple

as Director of Photography

1969
The Magoichi Saga

as Director of Photography

1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives

as Director of Photography

1968
The Funeral Racket

as Director of Photography

1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw

as Director of Photography

1967
A Certain Killer

as Director of Photography

1967
A Killer's Key

as Director of Photography

1966
Irezumi

as Director of Photography

1966
The Little Runaway

as Director of Photography

1966
Zatoichi's Vengeance

as Director of Photography

1965
Bloody Shuriken

as Director of Photography

1965
Tokyo Olympiad

as Director of Photography

1964
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

as Director of Photography

1964
The Money Dance

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
Yojimbo

as Director of Photography

1961
Tough Guy

as Director of Photography

1961
The Gambler's Code

as Director of Photography

1961
Bad Reputation Returns

as Director of Photography

1960
Her Brother

as Director of Photography

1960
Bonchi

as Director of Photography

1960
A Woman's Testament

as Director of Photography

1960
Scarred Yosaburo

as Director of Photography

1959
Floating Weeds

as Director of Photography

1959
Odd Obsession

as Director of Photography

1958
Conflagration

as Director of Photography

1958
1958
The Gay Masquerade

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
Street of Shame

as Director of Photography

1956
Night River

as Director of Photography

1955
Taira Clan Saga

as Director of Photography

1955
The Second Son

as Director of Photography

1954
Sansho the Bailiff

as Director of Photography

1954
The Woman in the Rumor

as Director of Photography

1954
The Crucified Lovers

as Director of Photography

1953
Yokubo

as Director of Photography

1953
Ugetsu

as Director of Photography

1953
A Geisha

as Director of Photography

1953
Reminiscence

as Director of Photography

1952
Sisters of Nishijin

as Director of Photography

1952
すっ飛び駕

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
1965
Tokyo Olympiad

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
1944
Wrestling-Ring Festival

as Cinematography

1944
Thus the Divine Wind Blows

as Cinematography

1938
Taiko's Rising in the World

as Cinematography