Koshiro Otsu
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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.
Known for
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movieThe Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
2014
Director of Photography
movieBarefoot Gen's Hiroshima
2011
Camera Technician
movieKazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
2007
Director of Photography
movieOut of Place: Memories of Edward Said
2006
Director of Photography
movieThe Constitution of Japan
2005
Director of Photography
moviePower and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
2002
Director of Photography
movieHanako
2001
Director of Photography
movieDolce
2000
Director of Photography
movieArtists in Wonderland
1999
Camera Operator
movieA Movie Capital
1991
Director of Photography
movieBusiness Trip
1989
Director of Photography
ドキュメント’８９脱原発元年
1989
Director of Photography
movieYuntanza Okinawa
1987
Director of Photography
A Bridge of Tears
1983
Director of Photography
movieStrike the White Ball
1980
Director of Photography
movieFighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
1978
Director of Photography
movieMessage from Minamata to the World
1976
Director of Photography
movieOh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
Director of Photography
movieMinamata Disease: A Trilogy
1975
Director of Photography
movieThe Shiranui Sea
1975
Director of Photography
movieMinamata: The Victims and Their World
1971
Director of Photography
movieSummer in Sanrizuka
1968
Director of Photography
movieThe Oppressed Students
1967
Director of Photography
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movieThe Silence
2017
Cinematography
movieNuchigafu - Life is a Treasure
2012
Cinematography
movieFence
2008
Cinematography
movieThose Who Would Be Einstein
1994
Cinematography
movieThe Scene of the Soul
1991
Cinematography
movieSong of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
1991
Cinematography
movieThe Old Man and the Sea
1990
Cinematography
movieMy Town, My Youth
1978
Cinematography
movieMinamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life
1973
Cinematography
movieWhen the Night Breaks
1973
Cinematography
moviePrehistory of the Partisans
1969
Cinematography
movieJapan Year Zero
1968
Cinematography
movieReport from Haneda
1967
Cinematography