Koshiro Otsu
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Koshiro Otsu
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.
Known For
Crew
(2017)
The Silence
Cinematography
(2014)
The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
Director of Photography, Director
(2012)
Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure
Cinematography
(2011)
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Camera Technician
(2008)
Fence
Cinematography
(2006)
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Director of Photography
(2005)
(2005)
Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni
Director, Director of Photography
(2005)
The Constitution of Japan
Director of Photography
(2002)
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
Director of Photography
(2001)
Hanako
Director of Photography
(2000)
Dolce
Director of Photography
(1999)
Artists in Wonderland
Camera Operator
(1994)
Those Who Would Be Einstein
Cinematography
(1991)
A Movie Capital
Director of Photography
(1991)
The Scene of the Soul
Cinematography
(1991)
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
Cinematography
(1990)
The Old Man and the Sea
Cinematography
(1989)
Business Trip
Director of Photography
(1987)
Yuntanza Okinawa
Director of Photography
(1983)
A Bridge of Tears
Director of Photography
(1980)
Strike the White Ball
Director of Photography
(1978)
My Town, My Youth
Cinematography
(1978)
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Director of Photography
(1976)
Message from Minamata to the World
Director of Photography
(1975)
Minamata Disease: A Trilogy
Cinematography
(1975)
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Director of Photography
(1975)
The Shiranui Sea
Director of Photography
(1973)
Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life
Cinematography
(1971)
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Director of Photography
(1969)
Japan Year Zero
Cinematography
(1969)
Prehistory of the Partisans
Cinematography
(1968)
The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka
Director of Photography
(1967)
The Oppressed Students
Director of Photography
(1967)
Report from Haneda
Cinematography