Toyomichi Kurita
Toyomichi Kurita ( Japanese 栗 田 豊 通 , Kurita Toyomichi ; * 1950 in Japan ) is a Japanese cameraman .
Life
Toyomichi Kurita worked as an assistant camera for Tatsuo Suzuki . He went to the United States and studied at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles , where he graduated in 1981. He then worked as a cameraman for commercials before making his debut as the cameraman in charge of the 1985 crime drama Trouble in Mind, directed by Alan Rudolph . At the presentation of the Independent Spirit Awards in 1986 , he was awarded the best camera for this. Two other nominations, for Wild Years in Paris and Two Cheyenne on the Highway , were to follow in 1989 and 1990, respectively.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Trouble in Mind
- 1988: Wild Years in Paris (The Moderns)
- 1989: Blood Red - Die For Your Land (Blood Red)
- 1989: Powwow Highway (Powwow Highway)
- 1990: Beyond the Shadows (Shadow of China)
- 1991: Summer on Grand Isle (Grand Isle)
- 1995: Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale)
- 1996: The Long Road Home (Homecoming)
- 1996: A Love for Infinity (Infinity)
- 1996: Gunshot in the Sea of Flames (Woman Undone)
- 1997: Love Whispers (Afterglow)
- 1999: Cookie's Fortune riot in Holly Springs (Cookie's Fortune)
- 1999: Taboo (Gohatto)
- 2004: First Daughter - Date with Obstacles (First Daughter)
- 2007: Daddy's Little Girls
- 2008: The Family That Preys
- 2010: Love also takes a vacation 2 (Why Did I Get Married Too?)
Awards (selection)
- Independent Spirit Awards 1986 : Best Camera for Trouble in Mind
- Independent Spirit Awards 1989 : Nomination for Best Camera for Wild Years in Paris
- Independent Spirit Awards 1990 : Nomination for Best Camera for Two Cheyenne on the Highway
Web links
- Toyomichi Kurita in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toyomichi Kurita , cinematographers.nl
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kurita, Toyomichi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 栗 田 豊 通 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Japan |