Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川 一夫 Miyagawa Kazuo, February 25, 1908 – August 7, 1999) was an acclaimed Japanese cinematographer.
Miyagawa is best known for his tracking shots, particularly those in Rashomon (1950), the first of his three collaborations with preeminent filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
He also worked on films by major directors Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, and Kon Ichikawa, such as Ugetsu Monogatari (1953), Floating Weeds (1959) and the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965) respectively.
Miyagawa is regarded as having invented the cinematographic technique known as bleach bypass, for Ichikawa's 1960 film Her Brother.
Known For
Rashomon
(1950)
Director of Photography
Yojimbo
(1961)
Director of Photography
Ugetsu
(1953)
Director of Photography
A Geisha
(1953)
Director of Photography
The Crucified Lovers
(1954)
Director of Photography
Sansho the Bailiff
(1954)
Director of Photography
Floating Weeds
(1959)
Director of Photography
Street of Shame
(1956)
Director of Photography
Irezumi
(1966)
Director of Photography
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
(1972)
Director of Photography
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
(1973)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi the Outlaw
(1967)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Singing Lovebirds
(1939)
Director of Photography
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
(1943)
Director of Photography
Children Hand in Hand
(1948)
Director of Photography
Rashomon
(1950)
Director of Photography
Song of Love
(1950)
Director of Photography
Miss Oyu
(1951)
Director of Photography
Sisters of Nishijin
(1952)
Director of Photography
A Geisha
(1953)
Director of Photography
Ugetsu
(1953)
Director of Photography
Reminiscence
(1953)
Director of Photography
Yokubo
(1953)
Director of Photography
The Crucified Lovers
(1954)
Director of Photography
Sansho the Bailiff
(1954)
Director of Photography
The Woman in the Rumor
(1954)
Director of Photography
Taira Clan Saga
(1955)
Director of Photography
The Second Son
(1955)
Director of Photography
Street of Shame
(1956)
Director of Photography
Night River
(1956)
Director of Photography
Night Butterflies
(1957)
Director of Photography
Love of the Princess
(1957)
Director of Photography
Conflagration
(1958)
Director of Photography
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
(1958)
Director of Photography
The Gay Masquerade
(1958)
Director of Photography
Princess Tsuki
(1958)
Director of Photography
Floating Weeds
(1959)
Director of Photography
Odd Obsession
(1959)
Director of Photography
Her Brother
(1960)
Director of Photography
Bonchi
(1960)
Director of Photography
A Woman's Testament
(1960)
Director of Photography
Scarred Yosaburo
(1960)
Director of Photography
Yojimbo
(1961)
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Tough Guy
(1961)
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The Gambler's Code
(1961)
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Bad Reputation Returns
(1961)
Director of Photography
The Broken Commandment
(1962)
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Bamboo Doll of Echizen
(1963)
Director of Photography
Rabble Tactics
(1963)
Director of Photography
The Third Will
(1963)
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
(1964)
Director of Photography
The Money Dance
(1964)
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Bloody Shuriken
(1965)
Director of Photography
Tokyo Olympiad
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Little Runaway
(1966)
Director of Photography
Irezumi
(1966)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi's Vengeance
(1966)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi the Outlaw
(1967)
Director of Photography
A Certain Killer
(1967)
Director of Photography
A Killer's Key
(1967)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
(1968)
Director of Photography
The Funeral Racket
(1968)
Director of Photography
Devil's Temple
(1969)
Director of Photography
The Magoichi Saga
(1969)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Director of Photography
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
(1970)
Director of Photography
Silence
(1971)
Director of Photography
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Trail of Blood
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Fearless Avenger
(1972)
Director of Photography
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
(1973)
Director of Photography
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
(1974)
Director of Photography
The Possessed
(1976)
Director of Photography
Ballad of Orin
(1977)
Director of Photography
Island of the Evil Spirits
(1981)
Director of Photography
MacArthur's Children
(1984)
Director of Photography
Gonza the Spearman
(1986)
Director of Photography
The Dancer
(1989)
Director of Photography
Acting
Crew
Taiko's Rising in the World
(1938)
Cinematography
Wrestling-Ring Festival
(1944)
Cinematography
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
(1944)
Cinematography
The Woman Who Opens the Door
(1946)
Cinematography
The Devil's toast
(1947)
Cinematography
That Night's Adventure
(1948)
Cinematography
A Spectacular Murder
(1951)
Cinematography
女と海賊
(1959)
Cinematography
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
(1964)
Cinematography
Tokyo Olympiad
(1965)
Cinematography
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
(1981)
Cinematography