Koshiro Otsu

Koshiro Otsu

Director

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.

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Representative Works

A Movie Capital
A Movie Capital
6.0
/ Japanese
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
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/ Japanese
Report from Haneda
Report from Haneda
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/ Japanese
The Oppressed Students
The Oppressed Students
6.8
/ Japanese
Artists in Wonderland
Artists in Wonderland
9.0
/ Japanese
Summer in Sanrizuka
Summer in Sanrizuka
6.4
/ Japanese
The Silence
The Silence
10.0
/ Japanese
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
6.3
/ English
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
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/ Japanese
Hanako
Hanako
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/ Japanese
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
4.0
/ Japanese
The Scene of the Soul
The Scene of the Soul
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Movie Capital
1991Nominee

Best Director

A Movie Capital

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
1978Nominee

Best Director

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light

Report from Haneda
1967Nominee

Career Highlight

Report from Haneda

Career Highlights

The Oppressed Students
1967Highlight

Best Director

The Oppressed Students

Artists in Wonderland
1999Highlight

Career Highlight

Artists in Wonderland