Tatsuo Suzuki (cinematographer)
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese cinematographer
who has worked with many prominent independent directors.
, Suzuki entered the film industry at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga), where he worked on documentary film
s. Turning freelance and expanding into fiction and avant-garde film, he worked as the cinematographer on many films of the Art Theatre Guild
and of directors such as Kazuo Kuroki
, Toshio Matsumoto
, Noriaki Tsuchimoto
, Shūji Terayama
, Kazuhiko Hasegawa
, and Masahiro Shinoda
.
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
who has worked with many prominent independent directors.
Career
Born in Fukuoka PrefectureFukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, Suzuki entered the film industry at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga), where he worked on documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s. Turning freelance and expanding into fiction and avant-garde film, he worked as the cinematographer on many films of the Art Theatre Guild
Art Theatre Guild
Art Theatre Guild was a film production company in Japan that started in 1961 and ran through to the mid 1980s. ATG, as it is abbreviated, released mostly Japanese New Wave films. Films released by ATG include Nagisa Oshima's Diary Of A Shinjuku Thief , Toshio Matsumoto's masterpiece Funeral...
and of directors such as Kazuo Kuroki
Kazuo Kuroki
-Filmography:* Silence Has No Wings * Preparation for the Festival * Yūgure made * The Bridge of Tears * Tomorrow * Pickpocket * The Face of Jizo * The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko...
, Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto
' is a Japanese film director and video artist. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955....
, Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Noriaki Tsuchimoto
was a Japanese documentary film director known for his films on Minamata disease and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia. Tsuchimoto and Shinsuke Ogawa have been called the "two figures [that] tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."-Early years:Tsuchimoto was born in...
, Shūji Terayama
Shuji Terayama
was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in...
, Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
is a Japanese film director. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for The Man Who Stole the Sun.-Life and career:...
, and Masahiro Shinoda
Masahiro Shinoda
is a Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.-Career:...
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Awards
In 1995, he won the Japan Academy Prize and the Mainichi Film Award for best cinematography for the film SharakuSharaku (film)
Sharaku is a 1995 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hiroyuki Sanada - Tonbo* Frankie Sakai - Tsutaya* Shima Iwashita - Troupe Leader* Tsurutaro Kataoka - Goro...
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Selected filmography
- On the Road: A DocumentOn the Road: A Documentis a Japanese documentary from 1964 directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto.-Film content:The film focuses on the taxi drivers of Tokyo in the year before the Tokyo Olympics and the difficulties they face: construction obstructing traffic, poor working conditions, numerous accidents, and bad pay...
(ドキュメント路上 Dokyumento rojō) (1964) - Silence Has No Wings (とべない沈黙 Tobenai chinmoku) (1966)
- For My Crushed Right Eye (つぶれかかった右眼のために Tsuburekakatta migime no tame ni) (1968)
- Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列 Bara no Sōretsu) (1969)
- HimikoHimiko (film)Himiko is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Shima Iwashita - Himiko* Masao Kusakari - Takehiko* Rentaro Mikuni - Nashime* Rie Yokoyama - Adahime* Jun Hamamura - Narrator...
(卑弥呼) (1974) - Preparation for the Festival (祭りの準備 Matsuri no junbi (1975)
- Taiyō o Nusunda OtokoTaiyo o Nusunda OtokoTaiyō o Nusunda Otoko , also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun, is a 1979 satirical film from Japan, directed by Hasegawa Kazuhiko and written by Leonard Schrader.-Plot:...
(太陽を盗んだ男) (1979) - Yūgure made (夕暮れまで) (1980)
- Fruits of PassionFruits of PassionFruits of Passion is a 1981 French-Japanese drama film directed by Shūji Terayama and starring Klaus Kinski.-Cast:* Isabelle Illiers - O* Klaus Kinski - Sir Stephen* Arielle Dombasle - Nathalie* Peter - Madame* Keiko Niitaka - Aisen...
(Les fruits de la passion) (1981) - Farewell to the ArkFarewell to the ArkFarewell to the Ark is a 1984 Japanese mystery film directed by Shūji Terayama. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Tsutomu Yamazaki - Sutekichi Tokito* Mayumi Ogawa - Sue Tokito* Yoshio Harada - Daisaki Tokito...
(さらば箱舟 Saraba hakobune) (1984) - TomorrowTomorrow (1988 film)is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Kuroki....
(1988) - Childhood DaysChildhood Daysis a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid...
(少年時代 Shōnen jidai) (1990) - SharakuSharaku (film)Sharaku is a 1995 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hiroyuki Sanada - Tonbo* Frankie Sakai - Tsutaya* Shima Iwashita - Troupe Leader* Tsurutaro Kataoka - Goro...
(写楽 Sharaku) (1995) - Setouchi Moonlight Serenade (瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ Setonai mūnraito serenāde) (1997)
- Owls' CastleOwls' CastleOwl's Castle is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed film written by Masahiro Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse and directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is a remake of the 1963 film Castle of Owls, based on Ryotaro Shiba's 1959 novel under the same name.The film starred Kiichi Nakai, Takaya Kamikawa, Mayu Tsuruta and...
(梟の城 Fukurō no shiro) (1999) - Spy SorgeSpy SorgeSpy Sorge is a Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda in 2003, about the Soviet spy Richard Sorge.-Technical details:*Writers: Robert Mandy & Masahiro Shinoda...
(スパイ・ソルゲ Supai Soruge) (2003) - The Face of JizoThe Face of Jizois a Japanese play written by Hisashi Inoue.-Plays:* It was performed by Komatsuza as their 34th Play, from September 3 to September 18 in 1994, directed by Hitoshi Uyama, starring by Masayo Umezawa and Kei Suma. Then has been is performed frequently not only all over Japan but also overseas...
(父と暮らせば Chichi to kuraseba) (2004)