Yûharu Atsuta

Yûharu Atsuta

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Camera

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1905-01-01

  • Day of Death

    1992-12-07 (87 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Kobe, Japan

Biography

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

Acting

Crew