Koshiro Otsu

Koshiro Otsu

Known For: Camera

Gender: Male

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.

2017

The Silence

Cinematography

The Silence

2014

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

Director

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

Director of Photography

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories

2012

Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure

Cinematography

Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure

2011

Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima

Camera Technician

Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima

2008

Fence

Cinematography

Fence

2006

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

Director of Photography

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

2005

The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story

Cinematography

The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story

Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni

Director

Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni

The Constitution of Japan

Director of Photography

The Constitution of Japan

Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni

Director of Photography

Ohno Kazuo: Hitori-goto no yō ni

2002

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times

Director of Photography

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times

2001

Hanako

Director of Photography

Hanako

2000

Dolce

Director of Photography

Dolce

1999

Artists in Wonderland

Camera Operator

Artists in Wonderland

1994

Those Who Would Be Einstein

Cinematography

Those Who Would Be Einstein

1991

A Movie Capital

Director of Photography

A Movie Capital

The Scene of the Soul

Cinematography

The Scene of the Soul

Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa

Cinematography

Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa

1990

The Old Man and the Sea

Cinematography

The Old Man and the Sea

1989

Business Trip

Director of Photography

Business Trip

1987

Yuntanza Okinawa

Director of Photography

Yuntanza Okinawa

1983

A Bridge of Tears

Director of Photography

A Bridge of Tears

1980

Strike the White Ball

Director of Photography

Strike the White Ball

1978

My Town, My Youth

Cinematography

My Town, My Youth

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

Director of Photography

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

1976

Message from Minamata to the World

Director of Photography

Message from Minamata to the World

1975

Minamata Disease: A Trilogy

Cinematography

Minamata Disease: A Trilogy

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

Director of Photography

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

The Shiranui Sea

Director of Photography

The Shiranui Sea

1973

Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life

Cinematography

Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life

1971

Minamata: The Victims and Their World

Director of Photography

Minamata: The Victims and Their World

1969

Japan Year Zero

Cinematography

Japan Year Zero

Prehistory of the Partisans

Cinematography

Prehistory of the Partisans

1968

The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka

Director of Photography

The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka

1967

The Oppressed Students

Director of Photography

The Oppressed Students

Report from Haneda

Cinematography

Report from Haneda