Biography
Koshiro Otsu (大津 幸四郎 Otsu Koshiro, 1934 - 28 November 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer and film director. Otsu is one of the most famous cinematographers in Japanese film history. He joined Iwanami Productions in 1958. After going freelance, he worked with legendary director Ogawa Shinsuke on The Oppressed Students (1967) and Summer in Narita (1968), with Tsuchimoto Noriaki on Prehistory of the Partisans (1969), Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), and many other films.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 35
Director 19
Cinematography
The Silence (2017)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories (2014)
Movie
Cinematography
Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure (2012)
Movie
Camera Technician
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima (2011)
Movie
Cinematography
Fence (2008)
Movie
Director of Photography
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Constitution of Japan (2005)
Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni (2005)
Movie
Director of Photography
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002)
Movie
Director of Photography
Hanako (2001)
Movie
Director of Photography
Dolce (2000)
Movie
Camera Operator
Artists in Wonderland (1999)
Movie
Cinematography
Those Who Would Be Einstein (1994)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Movie Capital (1991)
Movie
Cinematography
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa (1991)
Movie
Cinematography
The Scene of the Soul (1991)
Movie
Cinematography
The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
Movie
Director of Photography
Business Trip (1989)
Movie
Director of Photography
Yuntanza Okinawa (1987)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Bridge of Tears (1983)
Movie
Director of Photography
Strike the White Ball (1980)
Movie
Director of Photography
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light (1978)
Movie
Cinematography
My Town, My Youth (1978)
Movie
Director of Photography
Message from Minamata to the World (1976)
Movie
Director of Photography
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975)
Movie
Cinematography
Minamata Disease: A Trilogy (1975)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Shiranui Sea (1975)
Movie
Cinematography
Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life (1973)
Movie
Director of Photography
Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971)
Movie
Cinematography
Prehistory of the Partisans (1969)
Movie
Cinematography
Japan Year Zero (1969)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka (1968)
Movie
Cinematography
Report from Haneda (1967)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Oppressed Students (1967)
Movie
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Also Known As大津 幸四郎, Kôshirô Ôtsu
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