Joji Ohara
Jōji Ohara | |
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Native name | 小原譲治 |
Born |
Tokyo | September 27, 1902
Died |
June 24, 1990 87) Los Angeles | (aged
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | cinematographer |
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 Bunjirō Mizutani and Mitsuo Miura.[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, 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
- The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)
- Somniloquy of the Bridegroom (Hanamuko no negoto) (1935)
- A Burden of Life (Jinsei no onimotsu) (1935)
- Lady of the Night with a Hazy Moon (Oboroyo no onna) (1936)
- The New Road (Part one) (Shindō zenhen) (1936)
- The New Road (Part two) (Shindō kōhen) (1936)
- The Munekata Sisters (1950)
- Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
- Inn at Osaka (Osaka no yado) (1954)
- Non-chan Kumo ni Noru (1955)
- Takekurabe (1955)
References
- ↑ Ohara, Ray. "Chichi no Wikipedia". Ohara Ray Official Site. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Ohara Jōji". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 Sasaki, Yoriaki (2008). "Ohara Jōji". In Iwamoto, Kenji. Sekai eiga daijiten = Encyclopedia of world cinema (in Japanese) (Shohan. ed.). Tōkyō: Nihon Tosho Sentā. p. 190. ISBN 978-4-284-20084-4.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Joji Ohara on IMDb
- Ohara Jōji at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)