CINEMATOGRAPHER · FROM KYOTO, JAPAN
Kazuo Miyagawa
1908–1999
ABOUT KAZUO
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born25 February 1908
Died7 August 1999
BirthplaceKyoto, Japan
Known forCamera
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Kazuo’s titles.
Kenji MizoguchiDirector · Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff and 6 more
Shintarō KatsuZatoichi Meets Yojimbo, Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold and 5 more
Yoshikata YodaWriter · Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff and 5 more
Ayako WakaoFloating Weeds, Street of Shame and 4 more
Machiko KyōRashomon, Ugetsu and 4 more
Jun HamamuraZatoichi's Vengeance, Conflagration and 4 more
Saburo DateA Geisha, Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold and 4 more
Eitarō ShindōSansho the Bailiff, Chikamatsu Monogatari and 4 more
Fumio HayasakaComposer · Rashomon, Ugetsu and 4 more
Kinuyo TanakaUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff and 3 more