Yoshio Miyajima

Yoshio Miyajima
Yoshio Miyajima
宮島義勇
Born	February 3, 1909; Nagano, Japan
Died	February 21, 1998 (aged 89)
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1929–1998
Notable work	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[]

(The Singing World) (1936)^[4]
(When the Bushido is Big-Hearted) (1936)^[4]
(Japanese Women's Textbook) (1937)^[4]
(Hill of the South Wind) (1937)^[4]
(White Egret in Edo) (1937)^[4]
(Tough Dad) (1937)^[4]
(Life Is a Horse Race) (1938)^[4]
(Family Diary, Part One) (1938)^[4]
(Family Diary, Part One) (1938)^[4]
(Pastoral Symphony) (1939)^[4]
(Beautiful Departure) (1939)^[4]
(Town) (1939)^[4]
(Roppa's Honeymoon) (1940)^[4]
(The Lady Ties a Ribbon) (1939)^[4]
Moyuru ozora (The Burning Sky) (1940)^[4]
(1941)
(A Brother's Bride) (1941)^[4]
(The Solution) (1941)^[4]
Ano hata o ute (Fire on the Flag!) (1944)^[4]
(Sensô to heiwa) (1947)
(1949)^[4]
(Dokkoi ikiteru)(1951)^[5]^[4]
(1952)
(1953)
Kanikōsen (1953)
(Yoake mae) (1953)
(1954)
(1954)
(1955) - (segment "1")
(1955)
(1955)
An Actress (Joyu) (1956)
Yellow Crow (Kiiroi karasu) (1957)
Umi no yarodomo (1957)
Hotarubi (1958)
(1958)
Naked Sun (1958)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
(1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
(1960)
(Ogin sama)^[6] (1960)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Harakiri^[2] (1962)
Kwaidan (1964)^[3]^[4]
(Wakamono tachi) (1967)
(1968)
(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	(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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b John Berra (2012). Japan 2. Intellect Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-84150-551-0.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

External links[]

Yoshio Miyajima at IMDb

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[kotobank-1] "Miyajima Yoshio". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[Berra2012-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b John Berra (2012). Japan 2. Intellect Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-84150-551-0.

[Richie2005b-3] Jump up to: ^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.

[galbraith2008-4] Jump up to: ^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.

[Richie2005-5] 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.

[Sloan2007-6] 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.

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Yoshio Miyajima
宮島義勇
Born	(1909-02-03)February 3, 1909 Nagano, Japan
Died	February 21, 1998(1998-02-21) (aged 89)
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1929–1998
Notable work	Harakiri The Human Condition trilogy Kwaidan