Masaharu Ueda
Masaharu Ueda (born January 1, 1938 in Funabashi , Chiba Prefecture ) is a Japanese cameraman .
Life
Masaharu Ueda began working in the film business as a camera assistant in the mid-1960s. He has been an independent cameraman since 1971. He worked with director Akira Kurosawa on several films .
Together with his colleagues Asakazu Nakai and Takao Saitō he was for the film Ran in 1986 for the Oscar in the category Best Cinematography nomination. He and Saitō also received the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for best camera .
At the Japanese Academy Awards in 1992, 1994 and 2001 he received the award for Best Camera .
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: The Last Dinosaur (The Last Dinosaur)
- 1980: Kagemusha - The Warrior's Shadow (Kagemusha)
- 1980: The Shogun's Sword (The Bushido Blade)
- 1985: Ran
- 1991: Rhapsody in August (Hachigatsu no Rapusodī)
- 1993: Madadayo
- 2007: Kamikaze - I die for you all (Ore wa, kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku)
Web links
- Masaharu Ueda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ueda, Masaharu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ueda, Shôji; 上 田 正治 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Funabashi , Chiba Prefecture , Japan |