Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa | |
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 Kazuo Miyagawa (left) with Kon Ichikawa (right). (1963) | |
| Born | 25 February 1908 |
| Died | 7 August 1999 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Known for | Bleach bypass technique |
| Children | 3 |
Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川 一夫, Miyagawa Kazuo, February 25, 1908 – August 7, 1999) was a Japanese cinematographer.
Career
Born in
German Expressionist silents. He joined the Nikkatsu film company in 1926 after graduating from Kyoto Commercial School.[3][4] He began as a laboratory technician before becoming an assistant cameraman.[2] Miyagawa cited the cinematography of Eiji Tsuburaya, Hiromitsu Karasawa and Kenzo Sakai as an influence on his career.[5]
Miyagawa is best known for his tracking shots, particularly those in Enjō ("The Temple of the Golden Pavilion", 1958), Odd Obsession (aka, The Key, 1959) and The Broken Commandment (1962).[1]
Miyagawa worked with Masahiro Shinoda in the 1980s, and at the end of his life was supervising the director's Owls' Castle ("Fukuro no Shiro"/"Castle of Owls", 1999).[1]
Miyagawa is considered the inventor of the cinematographic technique known as bleach bypass, for Ichikawa's film Her Brother (1960).[6][7][8]
Selected filmography
- Singing Lovebirds (鴛鴦歌合戦, Oshidori utagassen, 1939)
- Rashomon(羅生門, Rashōmon, 1950)
- Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953)
- A Geisha (祇園囃子, Gion Bayashi, 1953)
- The Woman in the Rumor (噂の女, Uwasa no onna, 1954)
- Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫, Sanshō Dayũ, 1954)
- The Crucified Lovers (近松物語, Chikamatsu Monogatari, 1954)
- Street of Shame (赤線地帯, Akasen chitai, 1956)
- The Love of a Princess (朱雀門, Suzakumon, 1957)
- Enjo(炎上, Enjō, 1958)
- The Gay Masquerade (弁天小僧, Benten Kozō, 1958)
- Odd Obsession (鍵, Kagi, 1959)
- Floating Weeds (1959)
- Scar Yosaburo (切られ与三郎, Kirare Yosaburō, 1960)
- Her Brother (1960)
- Yojimbo(用心棒, Yōjinbō, 1961)
- Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (座頭市千両首, Zatōichi senryō-kubi, 1964)
- Tokyo Olympiad (東京オリンピック, Tōkyō Orinpikku, 1965)
- Zatoichi's Vengeance (座頭市の歌が聞える, Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru, 1966)
- Zatoichi the Outlaw (座頭市牢破り, Zatōichi rōyaburi, 1967)
- A Certain Killer (1967)
- Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
- MacArthur's Children (瀬戸内少年野球団, Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan, 1984)
References
- ^ a b c Kirkup, James (September 30, 1999). "Obituary: Kazuo Miyagawa". The Independent. London. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c Ebiri, Bilge (April 13, 2018). "Meet the Man Who Shot Some of Japanese Cinema's Greatest Masterpieces". The Village Voice. New York City. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan's Greatest Cinematographer". Museum of Modern Art. April 12–29, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c Bergan, Ronald (August 20, 1999). "Kazuo Miyagawa". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ISBN 978-4768477830.
- National Film Center. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ 日刊スポーツ・訃報・宮川一夫氏 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ "東京現像所：the 50th Anniversary：TOGENの歴史" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
External links
- Kazuo Miyagawa at IMDb
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