Kazuo Miyagawa

ActorCinematographerCrew Feb 25 (died age 91) Kyoto, Japan 1938–2012 (74 year career)

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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 i…

Known For

Film

Rashomon

Director of Photography

Film

Yojimbo

Director of Photography

Film

Ugetsu

Director of Photography

Film

Sansho the Bailiff

Director of Photography

Film

Floating Weeds

Director of Photography

Film

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Director of Photography

Film

Street of Shame

Director of Photography

Film

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

The World of Kazuo Miyagawa

2012

as Self

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

as Self

7.1

Crew (88)

Movies (88)

The Dancer

1989

Director of Photography

6.0

Gonza the Spearman

1986

Director of Photography

7.0

MacArthur's Children

1984

Director of Photography

5.0

Island of the Evil Spirits

1981

Director of Photography

6.0

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

1981

Director of Photography

Ballad of Orin

1977

Director of Photography

7.1

The Possessed

1976

Director of Photography

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

Director of Photography

5.0

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

1973

Director of Photography

6.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972

Director of Photography

7.2

The Fearless Avenger

1972

Director of Photography

6.8

The Trail of Blood

1972

Director of Photography

6.3

Silence

1971

Director of Photography

7.2

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

Director of Photography

6.7

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

Director of Photography

6.7

出獄四十八時間

1969

Director of Photography

Devil's Temple

1969

Director of Photography

6.4

The Magoichi Saga

1969

Director of Photography

5.8

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968

Director of Photography

7.0

The Funeral Racket

1968

Director of Photography

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

Director of Photography

6.6

A Certain Killer

1967

Director of Photography

6.6

A Killer's Key

1967

Director of Photography

7.5

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

Director of Photography

6.9

The Little Runaway

1966

Director of Photography

1.0

Irezumi

1966

Director of Photography

6.8

Bloody Shuriken

1965

Director of Photography

Tokyo Olympiad

Cinematography

Tokyo Olympiad

Director of Photography

7.7

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964

Director of Photography

6.9

The Money Dance

1964

Director of Photography

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

1964

Cinematography

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

1964

Director of Photography

Rabble Tactics

1963

Director of Photography

10.0

The Third Will

1963

Director of Photography

8.0

Bamboo Doll of Echizen

1963

Director of Photography

7.6

The Broken Commandment

1962

Director of Photography

6.6

Yojimbo

1961

Director of Photography

8.1

The Gambler's Code

1961

Director of Photography

6.5

Bad Reputation Returns

1961

Director of Photography

2.5

Marriageable Age

1961

Cinematography

Marriageable Age

1961

Director of Photography

Tough Guy

1961

Director of Photography

Her Brother

1960

Director of Photography

6.9

A Woman's Testament

1960

Director of Photography

5.8

Bonchi

1960

Director of Photography

7.0

Scarred Yosaburo

1960

Director of Photography

Floating Weeds

1959

Director of Photography

7.5

Odd Obsession

1959

Director of Photography

6.2

The Woman and the Pirate

1959

Cinematography

The Woman and the Pirate

1959

Director of Photography

Princess Tsuki

1958

Director of Photography

Conflagration

1958

Director of Photography

7.1

The Gay Masquerade

1958

Director of Photography

10.0

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

1958

Director of Photography

Night Butterflies

1957

Director of Photography

6.3

Love of the Princess

1957

Director of Photography

Street of Shame

1956

Director of Photography

7.7

Undercurrent

1956

Director of Photography

6.2

The Second Son

1955

Director of Photography

Taira Clan Saga

1955

Director of Photography

6.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

Director of Photography

7.8

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Director of Photography

8.1

The Woman in the Rumor

1954

Director of Photography

7.2

Yokubo

1953

Director of Photography

Ugetsu

1953

Director of Photography

8.0

A Geisha

1953

Director of Photography

7.5

Reminiscence

1953

Director of Photography

すっ飛び駕

1952

Director of Photography

Sisters of Nishijin

1952

Director of Photography

8.0

Miss Oyu

1951

Director of Photography

7.2

A Spectacular Murder

1951

Cinematography

A Spectacular Murder

1951

Director of Photography

Rashomon

1950

Director of Photography

8.0

Song of Love

1950

Director of Photography

Children Hand in Hand

1948

Director of Photography

That Night's Adventure

1948

Cinematography

That Night's Adventure

1948

Director of Photography

The Devil's toast

1947

Cinematography

The Woman Who Opens the Door

1946

Cinematography

Wrestling-Ring Festival

1944

Cinematography

Wrestling-Ring Festival

1944

Director of Photography

Thus the Divine Wind Blows

1944

Cinematography

The Life of Matsu the Untamed

1943

Director of Photography

6.8

Singing Lovebirds

1939

Director of Photography

6.0

Taiko's Rising in the World

1938

Cinematography

Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

Cinematography

Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

Director of Photography