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Erik Shirai

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Erik Shirai is known for The Birth of Sake (2015), Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022) and Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing (2026).
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    The Birth of Sake (2015)
    The Birth of Sake
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
    Nowhere to go but everywhere
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing
    • Cinematographer
    • 2026
    Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, and Eva Mendes in We Own the Night (2007)
    We Own the Night
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
      Tokyo Vice
      8.1
      TV Series
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2024
    • Shawn McCray and Jay Williams in Best Shot (2018)
      Best Shot
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist
      4.4
      • camera operator
      • 2013
    • The Talent (2012)
      The Talent
      8.5
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • The Layover (2011)
      The Layover
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2011–2012
    • Poterpevshiy (2010)
      Poterpevshiy
      • additional grip
      • 2010
    • Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
      Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2007–2010
    • Underdog to Wonderdog
      8.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009–2010
    • Spells (2009)
      Spells
      Short
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2009
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Gina Torres, E.J. Bonilla, and Gleendilys Inoa in Don't Let Me Drown (2009)
      Don't Let Me Drown
      6.5
      • additional best boy grip
      • 2009
    • No Son Invisibles: Maya Women and Microfinance (2008)
      No Son Invisibles: Maya Women and Microfinance
      • lighting technician
      • 2008
    • Anne Slowey in Stylista (2008)
      Stylista
      4.7
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 2008
    • Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie (2006)
      Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Herb & Dorothy (2008)
      Herb & Dorothy
      7.5
      • camera
      • 2008

    Cinematographer

    • Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • A Place of Absence (2025)
      A Place of Absence
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Ainu Puri (2024)
      Ainu Puri
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Shirumashi (2023)
      Shirumashi
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
      Nowhere to go but everywhere
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Invisible Hands (2018)
      Invisible Hands
      8.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Blowin' Up (2018)
      Blowin' Up
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Anthony McCall - Solid Light Works, the Hepworth Wakefield Museum (2018)
      Anthony McCall - Solid Light Works, the Hepworth Wakefield Museum
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Jacques Pepin and Joel Gamoran in Scraps (2017)
      Scraps
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017–2018
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • The Contested Convention
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Up for Air (2016)
      Up for Air
      9.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Credited As (2015)
      Credited As
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Death: A Love Story (2015)
      Death: A Love Story
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • The Birth of Sake (2015)
      The Birth of Sake
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Flip
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
      Nowhere to go but everywhere
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Birth of Sake (2015)
      The Birth of Sake
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Eye What You Eat
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013

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