Masaki Tamura

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-26 (79 years old)

Deathday

2018-05-23

Place of Birth

Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Masaki Tamura

Biography

Masaki Tamura (たむら まさき, Tamura Masaki, 26 January 1939 – 23 May 2018) was a Japanese cinematographer. Born in Aomori Prefecture, Tamura early on worked at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga), where. as an assistant, he helped photograph documentary films. He became a full-fledged cinematographer working on many of the documentaries of Shinsuke Ogawa. At the same time, he began photographing feature fiction films by directors such as Kazuo Kuroki, Yōichi Higashi, and Toshiya Fujita. He particularly became known for his collaborations with Mitsuo Yanagimachi. After working with many famous directors such as Juzo Itami, Sōgo Ishii, Gō Takamine, ...

Production

1973

Lady Snowblood

as Director of Photography

1985

Tampopo

as Director of Photography

2017

The Dog Bridegroom

as Cinematography

1970

Sanrizuka: The Three Day War

as Director of Photography

1987

Magino Village: A Tale

as Director of Photography

1978

The Magino Village Story: Pass

as Director of Photography

1982

Furuyashiki: A Japanese Village

as Director of Photography

2003

A Forest with No Name

as Director of Photography

2014

Drive-In Gamo

as Director

2001

Tampen

as Director of Photography

1985

Fire Festival

as Director of Photography

1974

The Assassination of Ryoma

as Director of Photography

1982

The Unspoiled Diamond

as Director of Photography

1983

P. P. Rider

as Director of Photography

1995

How Old Is the River?

as Director of Photography

1988

Evil Dead Trap

as Director of Photography

1973

Sanrizuka: Heta Village

as Director of Photography

1984

The Crazy Family

as Director of Photography

1977

Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song

as Director of Photography

1998

Eyes of the Spider

as Director of Photography

1998

Serpent's Path

as Director of Photography

1976

Nemuremitsu

as Director of Photography

2004

The Lakeside Murder Case

as Director of Photography

2010

The Wife of Gegege

as Director of Photography

2008

Tokyo Rendezvous

as Director of Photography

2006

Crickets

as Director of Photography

1999

Shady Grove

as Director of Photography

1996

Helpless

as Director of Photography

1989

Untamagiru

as Director of Photography

2002

A Boy's Summer in 1945

as Director of Photography

2001

Red Persimmons

as Director of Photography

2001

Desert Moon

as Director of Photography

1982

Farewell to the Land

as Director of Photography

1995

Wandering Peddlers

as Director of Photography

1997

2/Duo

as Director of Photography

2007

Sad Vacation

as Director of Photography

2014

Drive-In Gamo

as Director of Photography

2009

I’m a Cat Stalker

as Director of Photography

2001

Self and Others

as Director of Photography

1997

Suzaku

as Director of Photography

1990

The Legend of Zipang

as Director of Photography

2005

2000

Eureka

as Director of Photography

1970

Winter in Sanrizuka

as Director of Photography

1998

Paradise Sea

as Director of Photography

1973

A Japanese Demon

as Director of Photography

1972

1986

Atami Murder Case

as Director of Photography

1971

2008

Shadow of Sand

as Director of Photography

1977

Sanrizuka: The Sky of May

as Director of Photography

2006

AA

as Camera Operator

1989

Festival of Dreams

as Director of Photography

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