Camera
Masaki Tamura
JA, ZH cinema · 60 credits
Born
26 January 1939
Died
23 May 2018 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Also known as Masaki Tamra · たむらまさき
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, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Kaizō Hayashi, he began working in the 1990s with a new generation of directors, such as Nobuhiro Suwa, Naomi Kawase, and Makoto Satō. His collaborations with Shinji Aoyama were notable in his final years. In 1982, he won the Mainichi Film Award for best cinematography for the film Farewell to the Land. The same year, he won the best cinematography award at the Yokohama Film Festival for Farewell to the Land and A Japanese Village - Furuyashikimura.
Known for
Filmography
The Dog Bridegroom
Cinematography
Drive-In Gamo
Director, Director of Photography
The Wife of Gegege
Director of Photography
I’m a Cat Stalker
Director of Photography
Tokyo Rendezvous
Director of Photography
Shadow of Sand
Director of Photography
Sad Vacation
Director of Photography
Crickets
Director of Photography
AA
Camera Operator
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Director of Photography
The Lakeside Murder Case
Director of Photography
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Director of Photography
TRUNK
Cinematography
海流から遠く離れて
Cinematography
A Boy's Summer in 1945
Director of Photography
Tampen
Director of Photography
To the Backstreet: The Films Kenji Nakagami Left Out
Director of Photography
Desert Moon
Director of Photography
Eureka
Director of Photography
Red Persimmons
Director of Photography
Self and Others
Director of Photography
Shady Grove
Director of Photography
Serpent's Path
Director of Photography
Eyes of the Spider
Director of Photography
Paradise Sea
Director of Photography
2/Duo
Director of Photography
Suzaku
Director of Photography
Helpless
Director of Photography
How Old Is the River?
Director of Photography
Wandering Peddlers
Director of Photography
Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love
Director of Photography
The Legend of Zipang
Director of Photography
Untamagiru
Director of Photography
Festival of Dreams
Director of Photography
Evil Dead Trap
Director of Photography
夜に頬よせ 過去を抱いた女
1988
Cheek to Cheek at Night ~ A Woman Embracing the Past
Director of Photography
Magino Village: A Tale
Director of Photography
Atami Murder Case
Director of Photography
三姉妹探偵団
1986
三姉妹探偵団
Director of Photography
Tampopo
Director of Photography
Fire Festival
Director of Photography
The Crazy Family
Director of Photography
P. P. Rider
Director of Photography
Furuyashiki: A Japanese Village
Director of Photography
The Unspoiled Diamond
Director of Photography
Farewell to the Land
Director of Photography
The Magino Village Story: Pass
Director of Photography
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
Director of Photography
Sanrizuka: The Sky of May
Director of Photography
Nemuremitsu
Director of Photography
The Assassination of Ryoma
Director of Photography
Lady Snowblood
Director of Photography
Sanrizuka: Heta Village
Director of Photography
A Japanese Demon
Director of Photography
Sanrizuka: The Building of Iwayama Tower
Director of Photography
Narita: The Peasants of the Second Fortress
Director of Photography
Sanrizuka: The Three-Day War
Director of Photography
Winter in Sanrizuka
Director of Photography
Summer in Sanrizuka
Director of Photography