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Takashi Kawamata(1926-2019)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Takashi Kawamata was born on 3 July 1926 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. He was a cinematographer, known for The Incident (1978), Tokyo Story (1953) and The Demon (1978). He died on 5 October 2019.
BornJuly 3, 1926
DiedOctober 5, 2019(93)
BornJuly 3, 1926
DiedOctober 5, 2019(93)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Incident (1978)
The Incident
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978
Setsuko Hara and Chishū Ryū in Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story
8.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1953
The Demon (1978)
The Demon
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978
Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1989

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Talking with Ozu (1993)
    Talking with Ozu
    6.7
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1993
  • Fukkatsu no asa (1992)
    Fukkatsu no asa
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Kiken na onnatachi (1985)
    Kiken na onnatachi
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Nezumi Kozô kaitô den (1984)
    Nezumi Kozô kaitô den
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • The Politicians (1983)
    The Politicians
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Suspicion (1982)
    Suspicion
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Lovers Lost (1982)
    Lovers Lost
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Call from Darkness (1981)
    Call from Darkness
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Furueru shita (1980)
    Furueru shita
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • The Wicked (1980)
    The Wicked
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
    The Three Undelivered Letters
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • Ore wa Ueno no puresuri (1978)
    Ore wa Ueno no puresuri
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • The Demon (1978)
    The Demon
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • The Incident (1978)
    The Incident
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
    8.5
    • assistant camera
    • 1959
  • Equinox Flower (1958)
    Equinox Flower
    7.8
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Black River (1957)
    Black River
    7.2
    • assistant photographer
    • 1957
  • Tokyo Twilight (1957)
    Tokyo Twilight
    8.0
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • I Will Buy You (1956)
    I Will Buy You
    6.9
    • assistant photographer
    • 1956
  • Early Spring (1956)
    Early Spring
    7.7
    • assistant camera
    • 1956
  • Setsuko Hara and Chishū Ryū in Tokyo Story (1953)
    Tokyo Story
    8.1
    • assistant camera
    • 1953
  • Kyôdai (1953)
    Kyôdai
    • assistant camera
    • 1953
  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
    7.6
    • assistant photographer
    • 1952
  • Early Summer (1951)
    Early Summer
    8.0
    • camera operator
    • 1951
  • Setsuko Hara and Chishū Ryū in Late Spring (1949)
    Late Spring
    8.2
    • camera operator
    • 1949
  • A Hen in the Wind (1948)
    A Hen in the Wind
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 3, 1926
    • Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
  • Died
    • October 5, 2019

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