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Yûharu Atsuta

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January 1, 1905 — December 7, 1992Kobe, Japan

Yuharu Atsuta (January 1, 1905 - December 7, 1992) was a Japanese film cameraman. He is known as a famous cameraman of Yasujiro Ozu's group. Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, he grew up in Toranomon, Tokyo. In 1928, he worked as an assistant cinematographer on Yasujiro Ozu's second film, “Dreams of Youth,” and later became a close friend of Ozu's while working as an assistant on many of his films. After 15 years as an assistant, he became a cinematographer during the shooting of “What Ladies Forget” in 1937 and worked as a cinematographer for all of Ozu's films distributed by Shochiku until 1962.

Known for

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I Lived, But...movie

I Lived, But...

1983

Director of Photography

Lover's Duetmovie

Lover's Duet

1967

Director of Photography

The River Yokoborimovie

The River Yokobori

1966

Director of Photography

Wakai nobaramovie

Wakai nobara

1965

Director of Photography

Double Weddingmovie

Double Wedding

1963

Director of Photography

An Autumn Afternoonmovie

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Director of Photography

A Roaring Trademovie

A Roaring Trade

1962

Director of Photography

The Estuarymovie

The Estuary

1961

Director of Photography

Late Autumnmovie

Late Autumn

1960

Director of Photography

Shu no kafunmovie

Shu no kafun

1960

Director of Photography

Vagabond Loversmovie

Vagabond Lovers

1959

Director of Photography

Good Morningmovie

Good Morning

1959

Director of Photography

People Waiting for Springmovie

People Waiting for Spring

1959

Director of Photography

Equinox Flowermovie

Equinox Flower

1958

Director of Photography

Black Rivermovie

Black River

1957

Director of Photography

Tokyo Twilightmovie

Tokyo Twilight

1957

Director of Photography

I Will Buy Youmovie

I Will Buy You

1956

Director of Photography

Early Springmovie

Early Spring

1956

Director of Photography

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grassmovie

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

1954

Director of Photography

Tokyo Storymovie

Tokyo Story

1953

Director of Photography

Hibari Jolly Angelmovie

Hibari Jolly Angel

1953

Director of Photography

Sistersmovie

Sisters

1953

Director of Photography

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Ricemovie

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

Director of Photography

Over That Hillmovie

Over That Hill

1951

Director of Photography

Early Summermovie

Early Summer

1951

Director of Photography

Home Sweet Homemovie

Home Sweet Home

1951

Director of Photography

Omoide no boreromovie

Omoide no borero

1950

Director of Photography

Late Springmovie

Late Spring

1949

Director of Photography

A Hen in the Windmovie

A Hen in the Wind

1948

Director of Photography

Newlywed League Matchmovie

Newlywed League Match

1947

Director of Photography

Record of a Tenement Gentlemanmovie

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947

Director of Photography

Yurusareta ichiyamovie

Yurusareta ichiya

1946

Director of Photography

The Woman Who Holds the Keymovie

The Woman Who Holds the Key

1946

Director of Photography

There Was a Fathermovie

There Was a Father

1942

Director of Photography

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Familymovie

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941

Director of Photography

Nobukomovie

Nobuko

1940

Director of Photography

Haha o tataeru utamovie

Haha o tataeru uta

1939

Director of Photography

Family Diarymovie

Family Diary

1938

Director of Photography

Mother and Childmovie

Mother and Child

1938

Assistant Camera

What Did the Lady Forget?movie

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937

Director of Photography

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?movie

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932

Assistant Camera

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Womanmovie

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

1931

First Assistant Camera

Treasure Mountainmovie

Treasure Mountain

1929

Assistant Camera

Couple on the Move
movie

Couple on the Move

1928

Director of Photography

Pumpkinmovie

Pumpkin

1928

Camera Operator

Wife Lostmovie

Wife Lost

1928

Camera Operator

Dreams of Youthmovie

Dreams of Youth

1928

Director of Photography

Acting2

Lighting1

The Only Sonmovie

The Only Son

1936

Lighting Technician