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tmdb_id: 72420
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
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# Nobuo Koyama

## Identity

Nobuo Koyama

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nobuo-koyama
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nobuo-koyama
- **IMDb ID:** nm0468710
- **TMDB ID:** 72420
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468710/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72420

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Also known as:** 小山 信夫
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468710/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72420

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Grave of the Fireflies*](https://film.one/film/grave-of-the-fireflies.md) (94)

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## Biography

Nobuo Koyama (小山 信夫) is a Japanese cinematographer who has worked extensively in anime. He is credited as director of photography on the Studio Ghibli film *Grave of the Fireflies* (1988), directed by Isao Takahata.

Koyama served as cinematographer or director of photography on numerous anime productions, including the television series *Urusei Yatsura* (1981–1986), the films *Night on the Galactic Railroad* (1985), *Black Magic M-66* (1987) and *They Were Eleven* (1986), and later features such as *Like the Clouds, Like the Wind* (1990) and *Maroko* (1990). He has been associated with photography companies including Lucky More.

*Sources: imdb.com, animenewsnetwork.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grave of the Fireflies* (1988), Fi1m 94, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/grave-of-the-fireflies.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - The Castle of Love* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Like the Clouds, Like the Wind* (1990), Director of Photography
- *MAROKO* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Magical Hat* (1989), series, Cinematography
- *Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!* (1989), series, Director of Photography
- *Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Grave of the Fireflies* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/grave-of-the-fireflies.md)
- *Black Magic M-66* (1987), Director of Photography
- *They Were Eleven* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Night on the Galactic Railroad* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer* (1984), Compositing Artist
- *Urusei Yatsura: Only You* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Urusei Yatsura* (1981), series, Director of Photography
- *21 Emon Welcome to the Space* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer* (1981), Compositing Artist
- *Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur* (1980), Compositing Artist
- *Future Boy Conan* (1979), Compositing Artist
- *Highschool Baseball Ninja* (1978), series, Director of Photography
- *Ore wa Teppei* (1977), series, Director of Photography

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