---
name: "Kazuo Yamada"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kazuo-yamada"
fi1m_id: "kazuo-yamada"
imdb_id: "nm0945228"
tmdb_id: 30562
wikidata_id: "Q11470128"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "25 March 1919"
died: "29 January 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-28T20:40:06.626145+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Kazuo Yamada

## Identity

Kazuo Yamada

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kazuo-yamada
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kazuo-yamada
- **IMDb ID:** nm0945228
- **TMDB ID:** 30562
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11470128
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11470128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30562

Cinematographer. Born 25 March 1919 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 29 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 25 March 1919, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 29 January 2006
- **Active:** 1966–2003
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Akihiko Hirata](https://film.one/person/akihiko-hirata.md), [Jun Fukuda](https://film.one/person/jun-fukuda-30561.md), [Shinichi Sekizawa](https://film.one/person/shinichi-sekizawa.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 57 (1), 2000s 86 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11470128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30562

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Son of Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/son-of-godzilla.md) (57)

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## Biography

Kazuo Yamada (1919–2006) was a Japanese cinematographer. Born in Tokyo, he joined Toho Studios in 1944 as a camera assistant and trained under cinematographers Mitsuo Miura and Tomoichi Nakai. He later worked with Mifune Productions after Toshiro Mifune established the company.

Yamada served as director of photography on numerous films, including *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966) and *Son of Godzilla* (1967). Other credits include *Stray Dog* (1949, assistant camera), *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island* (1956), *The Rickshaw Man* (1958), *Chûshingura* (1962), *Samurai Rebellion* (1967) and *What's Up, Tiger Lily?* (1966). He received the Japan Movie Technology Award for cinematography in 1959.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, mydramalist.com, imdb.com, upclosed.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Lost in Translation* (2003), Fi1m 86, as Hospital Receptionist — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Son of Godzilla* (1967), Fi1m 57, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-godzilla.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

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

- *Living for the Day After Tomorrow* (2006), series, Director
- *Lost in Translation* (2003), as Hospital Receptionist — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)
- *Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Onna no hanamichi* (1971), Director of Photography
- *It's a Man's Way of Life* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Militarists* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Incident at Blood Pass* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Portrait of Hell* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Samurai Banners* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Golden Eyes* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Son of Godzilla* (1967), Director of Photography — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-godzilla.md)
- *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966), Director of Photography
- *What's Up, Tiger Lily?* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Zero Fighter* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Adventure in Kigan Castle* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Rise Against the Sword* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Key of Keys* (1965), Director of Photography
- *A Keg of Powder* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Youth Season Continued* (1964), Cinematography
- *Whirlwind* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Young Swordsman* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Outpost of Hell* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Chûshingura* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Youth and His Amulet* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Blood on the Sea* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Daredevil in the Castle* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Life of a Country Doctor* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Storm of the Pacific* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Secret of the Telegian* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Last Gunfight* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Three Treasures* (1959), Cinematography
- *Samurai Saga* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Lighthouse* (1959), Cinematography
- *Female Detective Story: S.O.S  Woman* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Chakkiri Kinta Sequel* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Chakkiri Kinta* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Rickshaw Man* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Faraway Man* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Men of Toho-ku* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)* (1957), Director of Photography
- *A Man in the Storm* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Love on Rainbow Island* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Will-o'-the-Wisp* (1956), Director of Photography
- *The Wicked Boy* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Settlement of Love* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Image of Mother* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Three Brides for Three Sons* (1955), Director of Photography
- *No Response from Car 33* (1955), Director of Photography
- *A Man Among Men* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Ghost Man* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Daikichi Konomura* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Jirocho in Disgrace* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Farewell Rabaul* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Jirocho's Home-Coming* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Her Captive Gamblers* (1953), Director of Photography
- *The End of the Night* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Sunflower Girl* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Jirocho Begins His Roving Life* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Jirocho Rises in Fame* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Swift Current* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Forbidden Path* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Okuni and Gohei* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Sekidô matsuri* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Wakôdo no uta* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The White Orchid* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Stray Dog* (1949), Assistant Camera

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