Koshiro Otsu
Camera
- Died
- November 28, 2014
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.
Known for
Behind the camera39
- 2017The Silence Cinematography
- 2014The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories Director, Director of Photography
- 2012Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure Cinematography
- 2011Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima Camera Technician
- 2008Fence Cinematography
- 2007Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy Director, Director of Photography
- 2006Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said Director of Photography
- 2005The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story Cinematography
- 2005The Constitution of Japan Director of Photography











