Koshiro Otsu

Koshiro Otsu (大津 幸四郎 Otsu Koshiro, 1934 - 28 November 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer and film director. Otsu is one of the most famous cinematographers in Japanese film history. He joined Iwanami Productions in 1958. After going freelance, he worked with legendary director Ogawa Shinsuke on The Oppressed Students (1967) and Summer in Narita (1968), with Tsuchimoto Noriaki on Prehistory of the Partisans (1969), Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), and many other films.

Crew

Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life
Cinematography
Minamata Disease: A Trilogy
Cinematography
Message from Minamata to the World
Director of Photography
Those Who Would Be Einstein
Cinematography
Yuntanza Okinawa
Director of Photography
A Movie Capital
Director of Photography
The Oppressed Students
Director of Photography
The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story
Cinematography
The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories
Director of Photography, Director
Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy
Director, Director of Photography
Japan Year Zero
Cinematography
My Town, My Youth
Cinematography
The Constitution of Japan
Director of Photography
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
Director of Photography
The Scene of the Soul
Cinematography
The Old Man and the Sea
Cinematography
A Bridge of Tears
Director of Photography
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Director of Photography
Prehistory of the Partisans
Cinematography
The Silence
Cinematography
Fence
Cinematography
Report from Haneda
Cinematography
Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa
Cinematography
Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure
Cinematography
Artists in Wonderland
Camera Operator
Dolce
Director of Photography
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Director of Photography
The Shiranui Sea
Director of Photography
Hanako
Director of Photography
The Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka
Director of Photography
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Director of Photography
Business Trip
Director of Photography
Strike the White Ball
Director of Photography
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Director of Photography
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima
Camera Technician
When the Night Breaks
Cinematography
Zero Dead: A Record of Traffic-Related Head Injury
Cinematography