Koshiro Otsu
- Known for
- Camera
- Died
- November 28, 2014
- Birthplace
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Dolce
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
The Shiranui Sea
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Prehistory of the Partisans
Summer in Sanrizuka
The Oppressed Students
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
The Constitution of Japan
The Silence
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Filmography
The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
Movie · Director of Photography
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Movie · Camera Technician
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
Movie · Director of Photography
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Movie · Director of Photography
The Constitution of Japan
Movie · Director of Photography
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
Movie · Director of Photography
Hanako
Movie · Director of Photography
Dolce
Movie · Director of Photography
Artists in Wonderland
Movie · Camera Operator
A Movie Capital
Movie · Director of Photography
The Sayama Affair
Movie · Director of Photography
Business Trip
Movie · Director of Photography
ドキュメント’８９脱原発元年
Movie · Director of Photography
Yuntanza Okinawa
Movie · Director of Photography
A Bridge of Tears
Movie · Director of Photography
Strike the White Ball
Movie · Director of Photography
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Movie · Director of Photography
Message from Minamata to the World
Movie · Director of Photography
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Movie · Director of Photography
The Shiranui Sea
Movie · Director of Photography
Minamata Disease: A Trilogy
Movie · Director of Photography
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Movie · Director of Photography
Summer in Sanrizuka
Movie · Director of Photography
The Oppressed Students
Movie · Director of Photography