Kazuo Miyagawa
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Kazuo Miyagawa

Born 25 February 1908 · Kyoto, Japan · Died 7 August 1999

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.

Known for

Rashomon
Yojimbo
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Floating Weeds
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Street of Shame
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
A Geisha
Miss Oyu
Irezumi
The Dancer
Gonza the Spearman
MacArthur's Children
Island of the Evil Spirits
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
Ballad of Orin
The Possessed
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
The Fearless Avenger
The Trail of Blood
Silence
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Devil's Temple
The Magoichi Saga
出獄四十八時間
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
The Funeral Racket
Zatoichi the Outlaw
A Certain Killer
A Killer's Key
Irezumi
The Little Runaway
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Bloody Shuriken
Tokyo Olympiad
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
The Money Dance
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Rabble Tactics
The Third Will
The Broken Commandment
Yojimbo
Tough Guy
The Gambler's Code
Bad Reputation Returns
Marriageable Age
Her Brother
Bonchi
A Woman's Testament
Scarred Yosaburo
Floating Weeds
Odd Obsession
The Woman and the Pirate
Conflagration
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
The Gay Masquerade
Princess Tsuki
Night Butterflies
Love of the Princess
Street of Shame
Undercurrent
Taira Clan Saga
The Second Son
Tenka o nerau bishōnen
I Was Tokichiro
Sansho the Bailiff
The Woman in the Rumor
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Desire
Ugetsu
A Geisha
Reminiscence
Sisters of Nishijin
Suttobi kago
Miss Oyu
A Spectacular Murder
Duel at Omagatsuji
Rashomon
Rain on Jogashima
New Wives’ Meeting
Children Hand in Hand
That Night's Adventure
Black Cloud Road
The Devil's toast
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
Wrestling-Ring Festival
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Kodachi o tsukau onna
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Singing Lovebirds
Taiko's Rising in the World
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