Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda | |
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| Born | November 19, 1916 Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 29, 1997 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | cinematographer[1] |
Shinsaku Himeda (姫田 真佐久, Himeda Shinsaku, 19 November 1916 – 29 July 1997) was a Japanese cinematographer from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture.[2][3]
Himeda dropped out of Teikoku Art University and started working as an assistant cameraman at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio in 1937.[2] In 1949, he promoted to cinematographer.[2] He moved to Nikkatsu film company in 1954 and often worked with Shōhei Imamura.[4] In 1964, Himeda received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography award for his work in Unholy Desire.[5]
He received an Oscar nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography along with Charles F. Wheeler, Osamu Furuya and Masamichi Satoh for his work in Tora! Tora! Tora!.[6][7]
He left Nikkatsu and became a freelance cinematographer in 1978.[2]In 1980, he won the Best Cinematographer award at the 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize for his work in Vengeance Is Mine.[8]
Filmography
- Haha Kobai (1949)
- Keisatsu Nikki (1955)
- Red Quay (1958)
- My Second Brother (1959)
- Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru (1960)
- Pigs and Battleships (1961)
- A Killer Without a Grave (1961)
- Foundry Town (1962)
- The Insect Woman (1963)
- Unholy Desire (1964)
- The Pornographers (1966)
- Higashi Shinakai (1968)
- Savage Wolf Pack (1969)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
- Men and War (1970)
- Ichijo's Wet Lust (1972)
- Front Row Life (1972)
- The World of Geisha (1973)
- Lovers Are Wet (1973)
- Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth (1974)
- Tokyo Emmanuelle (1975)
- Proof of the Man (1977)
- Never Give up (1978)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
- Tempyō no Iraka (1980)
- Eijanaika (1981)
- To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)
- Abunai Deka (1987)
- Hachiko Monogatari (1987)
- Hotarugawa (1987)
- Hana no Furu Goro (1989)
- Futaridake no Island (1991)
Honours
- Nihon Eiga Gijyutsu Award for Best Cinemagraphy (1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1982)[9][2]
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography – Unholy Desire (1964[2])
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – Vengeance Is Mine(1980[8])
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – To Trap a Kidnapper (1983[10])
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – Hotarugawa (1987[11])
- Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class (1992)[2]
References
- ^ "予告-名匠 神代辰巳監督 衝撃の長編デビュー作『かぶりつき人生』が初のソフト化！大阪を舞台にしたストリッパー母娘の人間ドラマ" (in Japanese). シネフィル. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "20世紀日本人名事典「姫田 真左久」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Shinsaku Himeda" (in Japanese). Goo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "今村昌平を支えた職人魂生誕100年 キャメラマン・姫田眞左久の仕事" (in Japanese). 神保町シアター Shogakukan. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第19回（1964年" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "姫田真佐久" (in Japanese). 映画COM. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards". Academy Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b "第3回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "日本映画技術賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF JAPAN INC. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "第6回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "第11回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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