Koshiro Otsu
Camera
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
Acting History
2017
The Silence
Cinematography
2014
The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
Director of Photography
2012
Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure
Cinematography
2011
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Camera Technician
2008
Fence
Cinematography
2007
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
Director
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
Director of Photography
2006
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
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
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
Cinematography
A Movie Capital
Director of Photography
The Scene of the Soul
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
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
The Shiranui Sea
Director of Photography
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Director of Photography
1973
Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life
Cinematography
When the Night Breaks
Cinematography
1971
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Director of Photography
1969
Prehistory of the Partisans
Cinematography
1968
Japan Year Zero
Cinematography
The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan: Summer in Sanrizuka
Director of Photography
1967
The Oppressed Students
Director of Photography
Report from Haneda
Cinematography
1966
Zero Dead: A Record of Traffic-Related Head Injury
Cinematography