Yûharu Atsuta

Known for
Camera
Born
January 1, 1905
Died
December 7, 1992 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Kobe, Japan

Biography

Yuharu Atsuta (January 1, 1905 - December 7, 1992) was a Japanese film cameraman. He is known as a famous cameraman of Yasujiro Ozu's group. Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, he grew up in Toranomon, Tokyo. In 1928, he worked as an assistant cinematographer on Yasujiro Ozu's second film, “Dreams of Youth,” and later became a close friend of Ozu's while working as an assistant on many of his films. After 15 years as an assistant, he became a cinematographer during the shooting of “What Ladies Forget” in 1937 and worked as a cinematographer for all of Ozu's films distributed by Shochiku until 1962.

Known For

Filmography

1983
I Lived, But... poster

I Lived, But...

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Lover's Duet poster

Lover's Duet

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
The River Yokobori poster

The River Yokobori

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Wakai nobara poster

Wakai nobara

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
The Woman Running Along the Shore poster

The Woman Running Along the Shore

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Double Wedding poster

Double Wedding

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
A Roaring Trade poster

A Roaring Trade

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
An Autumn Afternoon poster

An Autumn Afternoon

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
The Estuary poster

The Estuary

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Late Autumn poster

Late Autumn

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Shu no kafun poster

Shu no kafun

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Good Morning poster

Good Morning

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
People Waiting for Spring poster

People Waiting for Spring

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Vagabond Lovers poster

Vagabond Lovers

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Equinox Flower poster

Equinox Flower

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Black River poster

Black River

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Tokyo Twilight poster

Tokyo Twilight

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
I Will Buy You poster

I Will Buy You

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Early Spring poster

Early Spring

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass poster

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Sisters poster

Sisters

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Tokyo Story poster

Tokyo Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Hibari Jolly Angel poster

Hibari Jolly Angel

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice poster

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Early Summer poster

Early Summer

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Home Sweet Home poster

Home Sweet Home

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Over That Hill poster

Over That Hill

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Omoide no borero poster

Omoide no borero

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Late Spring poster

Late Spring

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
A Hen in the Wind poster

A Hen in the Wind

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Record of a Tenement Gentleman poster

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Newlywed League Match poster

Newlywed League Match

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
Yurusareta ichiya poster

Yurusareta ichiya

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
The Woman Who Holds the Key poster

The Woman Who Holds the Key

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
There Was a Father poster

There Was a Father

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family poster

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Nobuko poster

Nobuko

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Haha o tataeru uta poster

Haha o tataeru uta

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Family Diary poster

Family Diary

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Mother and Child poster

Mother and Child

Movie · Assistant Camera

1937
What Did the Lady Forget? poster

What Did the Lady Forget?

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? poster

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Movie · Assistant Camera

1931
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman poster

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman

Movie · First Assistant Camera

1929
Treasure Mountain poster

Treasure Mountain

Movie · Assistant Camera

1928
Couple on the Move

Couple on the Move

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Dreams of Youth poster

Dreams of Youth

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Wife Lost poster

Wife Lost

Movie · Camera Operator

1928
Pumpkin poster

Pumpkin

Movie · Camera Operator