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Kenji Takama J.S.C. (born March 10, 1949, in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer. [1] Takama is a member of the Japanese Society of Cinematographers. [2]

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Biography

As a student at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kenji Takama first studied Economics. [3] Later, he began working as a camera assistant at Wakamatsu Productions and began shooting commercials, [4] leading to his first assignment as a director of photography on the film Gassan (1978). He received a scholarship to the Artists' Training Program of the Culture Agency, and moved to Hollywood, and then to New York. While in the United States, he trained under a number of cinematographers: Harry Wolf for Little House On The Prairie , John Alonzo for Blue Thunder , John Alcott for The Beast Master , Vilmos Zsigmond for Table For Five, Owen Roizman for Tootsie , and Gordon Willis for Broadway Danny Rose [5] (IMDb, 2019).

After returning to Japan, he worked primarily with younger directors such as Naoto Yamakawa, Shusuke Kaneko, Shun Nakahara and Fran Kuzui. He received the best photography award twice at the Yokohama Film Festival: for Summer Vacation 1999 (1988) and Misty Kid Of Wind (1988). At the Osaka Film Festival, he won best cinematography honors for A High School Teacher and Hear The Duck's Song (1993). [6] He also received the Best photography by children Julie at Poland Film Festival for Naran (1995) [7] and was nominated for best photography at the Japanese Academy Award for Welcome Back, Mr. Macdonald (1997). [8] Further, a Japanese Academy Award nom (1998) for 'Rajio no jikan'. [9]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Reviews, New York Times Theater (2001-12-21). The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Taylor & Francis. pp. 130–. ISBN   978-0-415-93696-5 . Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hotel Hibiskus - Kinodvor" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ↑ "KENJI TAKAMA". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. ↑ "KENJI TAKAMA". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Kenji Takama". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  6. ↑ Macaraeg (2009-09-03). "Speaks Africa Movie: Movie - Juken no shinderera (2007)". Speaks Africa Movie. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  7. ↑ "Kenji Takama Net Worth & Biography 2017 - Stunning Facts You Need To Know". Biography Net Worth. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  8. ↑ Carson, Diane. "Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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