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name: "Masao Tochizawa"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
died: "21 August 1999"
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# Masao Tochizawa

Cinematographer. Died 21 August 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Died:** 21 August 1999

## Biography

Masao Tochizawa was a Japanese cinematographer. His credits include *Profound Desires of the Gods* (1968) and *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), both directed by Shōhei Imamura. He received the Excellence in Cinematography Award at the 1984 Blue Ribbon Awards for the latter film.

Other films on which he worked as cinematographer or director of photography include *Zegen* (1987), *Death of a Tea Master* (1989), *Deep River* (1995) and *To Love* (1997). Tochizawa died on 21 August 1999.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, jfdb.jp, kinobaza.com.ua.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-narayama.md)

## Also known for

- *Profound Desires of the Gods* (1968), Director of Photography

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