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Chôshirô Ishii

  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Chôshirô Ishii was born on 7 June 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He is known for Yojimbo (1961), Godzilla (1954) and Lady Snowblood (1973).
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    • Known for

    Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
    Yojimbo
    8.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1961
    Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kôchi, Takashi Shimura, and Akira Takarada in Godzilla (1954)
    Godzilla
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1954
    Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)
    Lady Snowblood
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1973
    Toshirō Mifune, Keiko Awaji, and Takashi Shimura in Stray Dog (1949)
    Stray Dog
    7.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1949

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Older Brother, Younger Sister (1976)
      Older Brother, Younger Sister
      7.3
      • lighting technician
      • 1976
    • Kigeki hyakuten manten
      • lighting technician
      • 1976
    • Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
      Zoku ningen kakumei
      8.5
      • lighting technician
      • 1976
    • Okita Sôji (1974)
      Okita Sôji
      6.2
      • lighting technician
      • 1974
    • Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
      Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
      6.3
      • gaffer
      • 1974
    • Marco (1973)
      Marco
      4.7
      • gaffer
      • 1973
    • Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)
      Lady Snowblood
      7.6
      • electrician
      • 1973
    • Long Journey Into Love
      • lighting technician
      • 1973
    • Ôgon Batto ga yattekuru
      • lighting technician
      • 1972
    • Tô-chan no pô ga kikoeru (1971)
      Tô-chan no pô ga kikoeru
      • lighting technician
      • 1971
    • Kigeki sanmanen daisakusen
      • lighting technician
      • 1971
    • The Militarists (1970)
      The Militarists
      7.1
      • lighting technician
      • 1970
    • Zoku shachô gaku ABC
      • lighting technician
      • 1970
    • Shachô gaku ABC
      • lighting technician
      • 1970
    • Too Young to Die (1969)
      Too Young to Die
      5.8
      • lighting technician
      • 1969

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Choshirô Ishii
    • Born
      • June 7, 1918
      • Tokyo, Japan

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    • Trivia
      Former president of Japan Film and Television Lighting Association.

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