
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.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-02-25
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Japan
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Cast
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
19756.8 / 10
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa
20120.0 / 10
Crew
Rashomon
19508.1 / 10
Yojimbo
19618.1 / 10
The Woman Who Opens the Door
19460.0 / 10
Floating Weeds
19597.5 / 10
That Night's Adventure
19480.0 / 10
Wrestling-Ring Festival
19440.0 / 10
Tokyo Olympiad
19657.8 / 10
The Woman and the Pirate
19590.0 / 10
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
19440.0 / 10
Street of Shame
19567.7 / 10
Song of Love
19500.0 / 10
Yokubo
19530.0 / 10
A Spectacular Murder
19510.0 / 10
Silence
19717.2 / 10
Zatoichi the Outlaw
19676.5 / 10
The Broken Commandment
19626.6 / 10
Night River
19566.2 / 10
Irezumi
19666.9 / 10
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
19736.3 / 10
Sansho the Bailiff
19548.1 / 10
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
19706.7 / 10
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
19646.9 / 10
The Little Runaway
19661.0 / 10
The Woman in the Rumor
19547.4 / 10
Odd Obsession
19596.3 / 10
Miss Oyu
19517.2 / 10
The Crucified Lovers
19547.8 / 10
Conflagration
19587.1 / 10
The Possessed
19760.0 / 10
Ballad of Orin
19777.1 / 10
Ugetsu
19538.0 / 10
A Certain Killer
19676.7 / 10
Devil's Temple
19696.4 / 10
Gonza the Spearman
19867.0 / 10
A Geisha
19537.5 / 10
Night Butterflies
19576.3 / 10
Her Brother
19606.9 / 10
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
19727.3 / 10
Taiko's Rising in the World
19380.0 / 10
Singing Lovebirds
19396.0 / 10
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
19810.0 / 10
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
19686.9 / 10
Taira Clan Saga
19557.1 / 10
MacArthur's Children
19845.5 / 10
The Fearless Avenger
19726.8 / 10
The Trail of Blood
19726.3 / 10
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
19637.6 / 10
Bonchi
19607.0 / 10
The Devil's toast
19470.0 / 10
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
19745.0 / 10
The Magoichi Saga
19695.8 / 10
The Dancer
19896.0 / 10
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
19580.0 / 10
The Money Dance
19640.0 / 10
Marriageable Age
19610.0 / 10
Bloody Shuriken
19657.3 / 10
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
19706.7 / 10
Zatoichi's Vengeance
19666.8 / 10
Sisters of Nishijin
19528.0 / 10
Island of the Evil Spirits
19816.0 / 10
Love of the Princess
19570.0 / 10
Tough Guy
19610.0 / 10
A Killer's Key
19676.7 / 10
Rabble Tactics
196310.0 / 10
A Woman's Testament
19605.8 / 10
The Third Will
19638.0 / 10
The Funeral Racket
19680.0 / 10
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
19436.9 / 10
Reminiscence
19530.0 / 10
The Gay Masquerade
195810.0 / 10
Children Hand in Hand
19480.0 / 10
The Gambler's Code
19616.5 / 10
The Second Son
19550.0 / 10
Princess Tsuki
19580.0 / 10
Scarred Yosaburo
19600.0 / 10
Bad Reputation Returns
19612.5 / 10
すっ飛び駕
19520.0 / 10
出獄四十八時間
19690.0 / 10