Akiko Ashizawa
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
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Akiko Ashizawa (芦澤明子, Ashizawa Akiko, born 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cinematographer and photographer.
Career
[edit]Starting in 8mm film and pink film, Ashizawa eventually became an assistant to the cinematographers Hideo Itō and Takayo Oshikiri.[1] She turned independent in 1982 and has photographed the films of directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kunitoshi Manda, and Shō Igarashi, in addition to doing the camera for TV commercials and documentaries.[1] She has also published several collections of her photographs.[1]
Awards
[edit]In 2012, she won the award for best cinematography for Chronicle of My Mother at the Mainichi Film Awards.[2] In 2018, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon by the Japanese government.[3]
Filmography
[edit]- Naked Blood (1996)
- Unloved (2001)
- Loft (2005)
- Retribution (2006)
- Tokyo Sonata (2008)
- Kyōfu (2010)
- Chronicle of My Mother (2011)
- Real (2013)
- Tamako in Moratorium (2013)
- Journey to the Shore (2015)
- Sayonara (2015)
- Creepy (2016)
- Before We Vanish (2017)
- To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
- Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "『ここに、幸あり』撮影監督 芦澤明子さんインタビュー". Cinema Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第67回（2012年） – 毎日新聞". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "春の褒章受章者６９３人２２団体 羽生結弦選手は２回目" [Spring Rewards Receipts 693 people 22 groups Hanyu Yuzuri is the second time]. The Sankei News (in Japanese). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Akiko Ashizawa at IMDb
- "What's in Your Kit: Akiko Ashizawa", MovieMaker
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