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name: "Hidetoshi Shinomiya"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T08:23:16.250778+00:00"
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# Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1978
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20040522, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3566386/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1031199

## Coming up

- *Nagi Notes* (2026-09-25), Director of Photography

## Biography

Hidetoshi Shinomiya is a Japanese cinematographer. He studied filmmaking at the Film School of Tokyo and gained experience as an assistant to cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa before working on independent productions.

He is known for his cinematography on *Drive My Car* (2021), directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, as well as *Wet Woman in the Wind* (2016), *Liverleaf* (2018), *Sadako vs. Kayako* (2016) and the series *Ju-On: Origins* (2020). Shinomiya has shot numerous other Japanese feature films and series.

*Sources: imdb.com, arri.com, cinematography.world, mydramalist.com, db.nipponconnection.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Drive My Car* (2021), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/drive-my-car.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nagi Notes* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Love on Trial* (2026), Director of Photography
- *1st Kiss* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Teki Cometh* (2025), Director of Photography
- *A Garden in Winter* (2024), Director of Photography
- *1122: For a Happy Marriage* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Worlds Apart* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Dreaming in Between* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Ichikei's Crow The Movie* (2023), Director of Photography
- *By the Window* (2022), Director of Photography
- *My Small Land* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Drive My Car* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/drive-my-car.md)
- *Sasaki in My Mind* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Town of Headcounts* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Ju-On: Origins* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Minori, on the Brink* (2019), Director of Photography
- *From Miyamoto to You* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Farewell Song* (2019), Director of Photography
- *And Your Bird Can Sing* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Liverleaf* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Sweating the Small Stuff* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Courier* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Wet Woman in the Wind* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Sadako vs. Kayako* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Dorome: Girls' Side* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Dorome: Boys' Side* (2016), Director of Photography
- *August 8th* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Girls in the Psychic Club* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Playback* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Forgive* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Henge* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Three☆Points* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Okoru Saigyou* (2010), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Japan Academy Prize for Cinematography of the Year 2021: Japan Academy Prize for Cinematography of the Year (won), for *Drive My Car*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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