Shinsaku Himeda

Shinsaku Himeda (姫田 真佐久, Himeda Shinsaku, 19 November 1916 – 29 July 1997) was a Japanese cinematographer from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture.[2][3]

Shinsaku Himeda
Born(1916-11-19)November 19, 1916
Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
DiedJuly 29, 1997(1997-07-29) (aged 80)
Occupationcinematographer[1]

Himeda dropped out of Teikoku Art University and started working as an assistant cameraman at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio in 1937.[2] In 1949, he promoted to cinematographer.[2] He moved to Nikkatsu film company in 1954 and often worked with Shōhei Imamura.[4] In 1964, Himeda received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography award for his work in Unholy Desire.[5]

He received an Oscar nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography along with Charles F. Wheeler, Osamu Furuya and Masamichi Satoh for his work in Tora! Tora! Tora!.[6][7]

He left Nikkatsu and became a freelance cinematographer in 1978.[2]In 1980, he won the Best Cinematographer award at the 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize for his work in Vengeance Is Mine.[8]

Filmography

Honours

References
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  8. "第3回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. "日本映画技術賞受賞者一覧" (in Japanese). MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF JAPAN INC. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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  11. "第11回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.


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