Biography
Cao Yu (曹郁) is a Chinese cinematographer. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1997 with a degree in feature film photography and began his career at Beijing Film Studio.
He is known for his collaborations with director Lu Chuan on Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004), City of Life and Death (2009) and Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015). Other credits include Legend of the Demon Cat (2017) and The Eight Hundred (2020). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the Chinese Society of Cinematographers.
