Yoshio Miyajima

Japanese cinematographer (1909–1998)

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Harakiri
The Human Condition trilogy
Kwaidan

Yoshio Miyajima (宮島義勇, Miyajima Yoshio, February 3, 1909 – February 21, 1998^[1]) was a Japanese cinematographer during the 20th century. Notable works include Harakiri,^[2] The Human Condition trilogy, and Kwaidan.^[3]

Filmography

Utano yononaka (The Singing World) (1936)^[4]
Bushido orakanarishi (When the Bushido is Big-Hearted) (1936)^[4]
Nihon josei dokuhon (Japanese Women's Textbook) (1937)^[4]
Minamikaze no oka (Hill of the South Wind) (1937)^[4]
Edo no shirasagi (White Egret in Edo) (1937)^[4]
Kaminari oyaji (Tough Dad) (1937)^[4]
Jinsei Keiba (Life Is a Horse Race) (1938)^[4]
Katei niki (zen) (Family Diary, Part One) (1938)^[4]
Katei niki (go) (Family Diary, Part One) (1938)^[4]
Den'en kôkyôgaku (Pastoral Symphony) (1939)^[4]
Uruwashiki shupatu (Beautiful Departure) (1939)^[4]
Machi (Town) (1939)^[4]
Roppa no shinkon ryoko (Roppa's Honeymoon) (1940)^[4]
Ribbon o musubu fujin (The Lady Ties a Ribbon) (1939)^[4]
Moyuru ozora (The Burning Sky) (1940)^[4]
Shidô monogatari (1941)
Ani no hanayome (A Brother's Bride) (1941)^[4]
Kaiketsu (The Solution) (1941)^[4]
Ano hata o ute (Fire on the Flag!) (1944)^[4]
War and Peace (Sensô to heiwa) (1947)
Onna no issho (1949)^[4]
And Yet We Live (Dokkoi ikiteru)(1951)^[5]^[4]
Boryoku (1952)
Mura hachibu (1953)
Kanikōsen (1953)
Before Dawn (Yoake mae) (1953)
Wakai hitotachi (1954)
Ashizuri misaki (1954)
Aisureba koso (1955) - (segment "1")
Ginza no onna (1955)
Bijo to kairyū (1955)
An Actress (Joyu) (1956)
Yellow Crow (Kiiroi karasu) (1957)
Umi no yarodomo (1957)
Hotarubi (1958)
Kisetsufu no kanatani (1958)
Naked Sun (1958)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Karatachi nikki (1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Onna no saka (1960)
Lover Under the Crucifix (Ogin sama)^[6] (1960)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Harakiri^[2] (1962)
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
Kwaidan (1964)^[3]^[4]
Live Your Own Way (Wakamono tachi) (1967)
Zoku otoshimae (1968)
Forward Ever Forward (Wakamono wa yuku) (1969)
Empire of Passion (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Shikake-nin Baian (1981)

Awards and nominations

Year	Group	Award	Result	Film
1954	Mainichi Film Award	Best Cinematography	Won	Before Dawn (1953) Kanikosen (1953)
1960	Mainichi Film Award	Best Cinematography	Won	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
1962	Mainichi Film Award	Best Cinematography	Won	The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
1966	Mainichi Film Award	Best Cinematography	Won	Kwaidan (1964)
1979	Japanese Academy Prize	Best Cinematography	Nominated	Empire of Passion (1978) The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
1999	Mainichi Film Award	Special Award	Won	For his work

References

^ "Miyajima Yoshio". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b John Berra (2012). Japan 2. Intellect Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-84150-551-0.
^ ^a ^b Donald Richie (27 May 2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha International. pp. 276–277. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 10-. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
^ Donald Richie (27 May 2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos. Kodansha International. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9.
^ Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7.