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Shôji Ueda(1938-2025)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Shôji Ueda was born on 1 January 1938 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. He was a cinematographer, known for Ran (1985), Dreams (1990) and Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980). He died on 16 January 2025 in Yokohama City, Japan.
BornJanuary 1, 1938
DiedJanuary 16, 2025(87)
BornJanuary 1, 1938
DiedJanuary 16, 2025(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Ran (1985)
Ran
8.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Dreams (1990)
Dreams
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1990
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
7.9
  • Cinematographer(as Shoji Ueda)
  • 1980
After the Rain (1999)
After the Rain
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1999

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2020)
    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 2020
  • Jun'ichi Okada, Kōji Yakusho, Maki Horikita, and Mieko Harada in A Samurai Chronicle (2014)
    A Samurai Chronicle
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
    Best Wishes for Tomorrow
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • For Those We Love (2007)
    For Those We Love
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006)
    The Professor's Beloved Equation
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Warabi no kou (2003)
    Warabi no kou
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Letter from the Mountain (2002)
    Letter from the Mountain
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • After the Rain (1999)
    After the Rain
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Marriage (1993)
    Marriage
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Madadayo (1993)
    Madadayo
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Rhapsody in August (1991)
    Rhapsody in August
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Dreams (1990)
    Dreams
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Ran (1985)
    Ran
    8.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Ikite mitai mô ichido: Shinjuku basu hôka jiken
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • F2 grand prix
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Dog Star (2002)
    Dog Star
    6.6
    • gaffer
    • 2002
  • Marco (1973)
    Marco
    4.7
    • camera operator
    • 1973
  • Kurêjî no Nagurikomi Shimizu Minato
    • assistant camera
    • 1970
  • Kureji no buchamukure daihakken
    7.4
    • assistant camera
    • 1969
  • Hana no oedo no musekinin
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Shoji Ueda
  • Born
    • January 1, 1938
    • Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
  • Died
    • January 16, 2025
    • Yokohama City, Japan(acute myocardial infarction)

Did you know

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    Shôji Ueda was a Japanese cinematographer. He worked several times with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

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