Koshiro Otsu
- Known for
- Camera
- Died
- November 28, 2014
- Birthplace
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography

The Silence 2017
Cinematography

The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories 2014
Director, Director of Photography

Nuchigafu - Life is a Treasure 2012
Cinematography

Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima 2011
Camera Technician

Fence 2008
Cinematography

Kazuo Ohno: Like a Soliloquy 2007
Director, Director of Photography

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said 2006
Director of Photography

The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their Story 2005
Cinematography

The Constitution of Japan 2005
Director of Photography

Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times 2002
Director of Photography

Hanako 2001
Director of Photography

Dolce 2000
Director of Photography

Artists in Wonderland 1999
Camera Operator

Those Who Would Be Einstein 1994
Cinematography

A Movie Capital 1991
Director of Photography
- The Sayama Affair
The Sayama Affair 1991
Director of Photography

Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa 1991
Cinematography

The Scene of the Soul 1991
Cinematography

The Old Man and the Sea 1990
Cinematography

Business Trip 1989
Director of Photography
- ドキュメント’89脱原発元年
ドキュメント’89脱原発元年 1989
Director of Photography

Yuntanza Okinawa 1987
Director of Photography
- A Bridge of Tears
A Bridge of Tears 1983
Director of Photography

Strike the White Ball 1980
Director of Photography

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light 1978
Director of Photography

My Town, My Youth 1978
Cinematography

Message from Minamata to the World 1976
Director of Photography

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter 1975
Director of Photography

Minamata Disease: A Trilogy 1975
Director of Photography

The Shiranui Sea 1975
Director of Photography

Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life 1973
Cinematography

When the Night Breaks 1973
Cinematography

Minamata: The Victims and Their World 1971
Director of Photography

Prehistory of the Partisans 1969
Cinematography

Summer in Sanrizuka 1968
Director of Photography

Japan Year Zero 1968
Cinematography

Report from Haneda 1967
Cinematography

The Oppressed Students 1967
Director of Photography
- Zero Dead: A Record of Traffic-Related Head Injury
Zero Dead: A Record of Traffic-Related Head Injury 1966
Cinematography
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