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Kazuo Miyagawa

 
Cinematographer: Kazuo Miyagawa
  • Born: Feb 25, 1908 in Kyoto, Japan
  • Died: Aug 07, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan
  • Occupation: Cinematographer
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Tokyo Olympiad, Yojimbo, Sansho the Bailiff
  • First Major Screen Credit: Muho Matsu No Issho (1943)

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Japanese cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa is among the finest in his country. He is especially noted for his fine tracking shots as can be seen in Kurosawa's Rashomon. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川 一夫 Miyagawa Kazuo?, February 25, 1908—August 7, 1999) is generally recognized as having been one of the finest Japanese cinematographers.[1]

Miyagawa is best known for his superbly refined tracking shots, particularly those in Rashomon, one of his three collaborations with preeminent filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He also worked on films by Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, and Kon Ichikawa to great effect.

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