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Koshiro Otsu

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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 33

Movies 33

Director 19

Cinematography

Koshiro Otsu

Biography

Filmography

all 33

Movies 33

Director 19

The Silence (2017)

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories (2014)

Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima (2011)

Fence (2008)

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said (2006)

The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story (2005)

The Constitution of Japan (2005)

Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni (2005)

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002)

Hanako (2001)

Dolce (2000)

Artists in Wonderland (1999)

Those Who Would Be Einstein (1994)

A Movie Capital (1991)

The Scene of the Soul (1991)

The Old Man and the Sea (1990)

Business Trip (1989)

Yuntanza Okinawa (1987)

A Bridge of Tears (1983)

Strike the White Ball (1980)

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light (1978)

My Town, My Youth (1978)

Message from Minamata to the World (1976)

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975)

Minamata Disease: A Trilogy (1975)

The Shiranui Sea (1975)

Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life (1973)

Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971)

Prehistory of the Partisans (1969)

Japan Year Zero (1969)

The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka (1968)

Report from Haneda (1967)

The Oppressed Students (1967)

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Also Known As大津 幸四郎, Kôshirô Ôtsu

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Also Known As
大津幸四郎, Kôshirô Ôtsu