Kenji Takama

Kenji Takama

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1949-03-10 (75 years old)

Biography

Kenji Takama J.S.C. (born March 10, 1949 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer. Takama is a member of the Japanese Society of Cinematographers. As a student at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kenji Takama first studied Economics. Later, he began working as a camera assistant at Wakamatsu Productions and began shooting commercials, leading to his first assignment as a director of photography on the film Gassan (1978). He received a scholarship to the Artists' Training Program of the Culture Agency, and moved to Hollywood, and then to New York. While in the United States, he trained under a number of cinematographers: Harry Wolf for Little House On The Prairie, John Alonzo for Blue Thunder, John Alcott for The Beast Master, Vilmos Zsigmond for Table For Five, Owen Roizman for Tootsie, and Gordon Willis for Broadway Danny Rose (IMDb, 2019).

After returning to Japan, he worked primarily with younger directors such as Naoto Yamakawa, Shusuke Kaneko, Shun Nakahara and Fran Kuzui. He received the best photography award twice at the Yokohama Film Festival: for Summer Vacation 1999 (1988) and Misty Kid Of Wind (1988). At the Osaka Film Festival, he won best cinematography honors for A High School Teacher and Hear The Duck's Song (1993). He also received the Best photography by children Julie at Poland Film Festival for Naran (1995) and was nominated for best photography at the Japanese Academy Award for Welcome Back, Mr. Macdonald (1997). Further, a Japanese Academy Award nom (1998) for 'Rajio no jikan'.

Filmography

all 72

Movies 70

Director 8

TV Shows 2

Director of Photography
Doll Woman

Doll Woman (2024)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Manga Master

The Manga Master (2019)

Movie
Cinematographer
Vamp

Vamp (2019)

Movie
Cinematographer
Jazz G Men

Jazz G Men (2011)

Movie
Cinematographer
Pro Bono

Pro Bono (2010)

Movie
Cinematographer
Pride

Pride (2009)

Movie
Cinematographer
9/10

9/10 (2006)

Movie
Director of Photography
Holyland

Holyland (2005)

TV
Cinematographer
Fantastipo

Fantastipo (2005)

Movie
Cinematographer
Crossfire

Crossfire (2000)

Movie
Cinematographer
Naran

Naran (1995)

Movie
Director of Photography
Sanctuary

Sanctuary (1995)

Movie
Cinematographer
Shoot!

Shoot! (1994)

Movie
Director of Photography
! [ai-ou]

! [ai-ou] (1991)

Movie
Camera Operator
Tokyo Pop

Tokyo Pop (1988)

Movie
Cinematographer
Gassan

Gassan (1979)

Movie
Cinematographer
Atman

Atman (1975)

Movie
Camera Department Production Assistant
The Hateful Beast

The Hateful Beast (1970)

Movie
Assistant Camera
Shinjuku Mad

Shinjuku Mad (1970)

Movie

Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-03-10 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

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1 TV Show
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Toshiaki Karasawa
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Hirotaro Honda
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4 Movies
Masao Adachi
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Masao Adachi worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Ryuji Miyajima
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Ryuji Miyajima worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
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Yoshiyuki Okuhara worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Hajime Oikawa
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Hajime Oikawa worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Yuji Nakae
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Yuji Nakae worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Ichiro Kita
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Ichiro Kita worked together with Kenji Takama in:
4 Movies
Isamu Nakajima
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Isamu Nakajima worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
Koki Mitani
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Koki Mitani worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
Megumi Yoshizumi
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Megumi Yoshizumi worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
Tomoyuki Maruo
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Tomoyuki Maruo worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
Hideo Itō
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Hideo Itō worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
Arai Mariko
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Arai Mariko worked together with Kenji Takama in:
3 Movies
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