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