Kazuo Miyagawa

Also Known As: 宮川一夫

Biography: Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川 一夫 Miyagawa Kazuo, February 25, 1908 – August 7, 1999) was an acclaimed Japanese cinematographer. Miyagawa is best known for his tracking shots, particularly those in Rashomon (1950), the first of his three collaborations with preeminent filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He also worked on films by major directors Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, and Kon Ichikawa, such as Ugetsu Monogatari (1953), Floating Weeds (1959) and the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965) respectively. Miyagawa is regarded as having invented the cinematographic technique known as bleach bypass, for Ichikawa's 1960 film Her Brother.

Department: Camera

Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan

Birthday: February 25, 1908

Deathday: August 07, 1999

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
The World of Kazuo Miyagawa