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Masaki Tamura(1939-2018)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Masaki Tamura was born in 1939 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Farewell to the Land (1982), Tampopo (1985) and Fire Festival (1985). He died on 23 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
Born1939
DiedMay 23, 2018
Born1939
DiedMay 23, 2018
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Farewell to the Land (1982)
Farewell to the Land
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1982
Tampopo (1985)
Tampopo
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Fire Festival (1985)
Fire Festival
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Suzaku (1997)
Suzaku
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1997

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Kaho Minami, Seiichi Tanabe, and Ryûnosuke Kamiki in School Lawyer (2018)
    School Lawyer
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Gegege's Wife (2010)
    Gegege's Wife
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Mari Hoshino in I'm a Cat Stalker (2009)
    I'm a Cat Stalker
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • Tounan kadobeya nikai no onna (2008)
    Tounan kadobeya nikai no onna
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Sad Vacation (2007)
    Sad Vacation
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • AA Signature: Aquirax. Ongaku hihyôka Aida Akira (2006)
    AA Signature: Aquirax. Ongaku hihyôka Aida Akira
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Kyôka Suzuki and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Crickets (2006)
    Crickets
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)
    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
  • Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
    Lakeside Murder Case
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Nonki na neesan (2004)
    Nonki na neesan
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Ajimâ no uta: Uehara Tomoko, tenjo no utagoe
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • A Boy's Summer in 1945 (2002)
    A Boy's Summer in 1945
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Manzan benigaki (2001)
    Manzan benigaki
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Roji e: Nakagami Kenji no nokoshita firumu (2001)
    Roji e: Nakagami Kenji no nokoshita firumu
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Desert Moon (2001)
    Desert Moon
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001

Director

  • Drive in Gamo (2014)
    Drive in Gamo
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2014

Actor

  • Zatoichi (1989)
    Zatoichi
    7.0
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1939
    • Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
  • Died
    • May 23, 2018
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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