Yoshio Miyajima

Yoshio Miyajima

Cinematographer. Born 3 February 1909 in Nagano Prefecture. Died 21 February 1998.

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Born
3 February 1909, Nagano Prefecture
Died
21 February 1998

Biography

Yoshio Miyajima was a Japanese cinematographer. Born on 3 February 1909 in Nagano Prefecture, he died on 21 February 1998.

He served as director of photography on The Human Condition trilogy (1959–1961), Harakiri (1962), Kwaidan (1964) and Empire of Passion (1978). Miyajima received Mainichi Film Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Before Dawn and Kanikosen (both 1953), the first two parts of The Human Condition (1959), the third part (1961) and Kwaidan (1964). He was active from 1929 until his death.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Yoshio Miyajima is known for Kwaidan (1965), The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959), The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) and Empire of Passion (1978).