Joji Ohara

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Jōji Ohara
小原譲治
Born(1902-09-27)September 27, 1902
Tokyo
DiedJune 24, 1990(1990-06-24) (aged 87)
Los Angeles
NationalityJapanese
Occupationcinematographer

Jōji Ohara (小原 譲治, Ohara Jōji, 27 September 1902 – 24 June 1990[1]) was a pioneering Japanese cinematographer.

Career[]

Born in Tokyo, Ohara joined Shochiku's Kamata Studio in 1924 and was promoted to cinematographer in 1927.[2][3] He is most known for his work with Heinosuke Gosho, including The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933), and for the soft tone of his images.[3] He helped establish the modern touch of Shochiku's cinematography at Kamata along with and .[4] He later worked at Tokyo Hassei Eiga, Toho, Shintoho, and Daiei Film.[3] He shot films for many of Japan's great directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yutaka Abe, Masahiro Makino, Shohei Imamura, Shūe Matsubayashi, and Koji Shima. In 1954, he won the award for best cinematography at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Ai to shi no tanima and Niwatori wa futatabi naku.[5]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ohara, Ray. "Chichi no Wikipedia". Ohara Ray Official Site. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Ohara Jōji". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Sasaki, Yoriaki (2008). "Ohara Jōji". In Iwamoto, Kenji (ed.). Sekai eiga daijiten = Encyclopedia of world cinema (in Japanese) (Shohan. ed.). Tōkyō: Nihon Tosho Sentā. p. 190. ISBN 978-4-284-20084-4.
  4. ^ "上映会情報シリーズ・日本の撮影監督(2) Master Cinematographers of Japan Part 2". National Film Center (in Japanese). Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, National Film Center. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第9回（1954年） - 毎日新聞". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 April 2018.

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