Masao Tamai

Masao Tamai

Cinematographer. Born 3 October 1908 in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. Died 26 May 1997.

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Born
3 October 1908, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Died
26 May 1997

Biography

Masao Tamai (3 October 1908 – 26 May 1997) was a Japanese cinematographer. He worked extensively with director Mikio Naruse on films including Repast (1951), Sound of the Mountain (1954), Floating Clouds (1955) and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960).

Tamai was cinematographer on Ishirō Honda's Godzilla (1954). He received credit on the 1956 American re-edit Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and on the 1977 re-release of the original film.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Masao Tamai is known for Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Floating Clouds (1955), Sound of the Mountain (1954), Godzilla (1977) and Repast (1951).