Tak Fujimoto

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Tak Fujimoto
Born
Takashi Fujimoto

(1939-07-12) July 12, 1939 (age 84)
Alma mater London Film School
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1970–2013
Relatives Jack Fujimoto (brother)

Takashi "Tak" Fujimoto, ASC (born July 12, 1939) is an American retired cinematographer. [1]

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Fujimoto was born in San Diego, California. He is of Japanese descent. During World War II, he was interned at the Poston War Relocation Center due to Executive Order 9066. [2] A graduate of the London Film School, he has worked with filmmakers Jonathan Demme, M. Night Shyamalan, John Hughes, Howard Deutch and Terrence Malick. Early in his career, he worked on the second unit of the first Star Wars film, as well as the exploitation film Switchblade Sisters .

In 2011, he worked on the pilot for the television drama A Gifted Man .

Personal life

Fujimoto had retired by 2015, and lived with his wife Anthea in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [3] He is the younger brother of academic Jack Fujimoto. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNote
1970Chicago Blues Harley Cokeliss Documentary film
1973 Badlands Terrence Malick With Stevan Larner and Brian Probyn
1974 Caged Heat Jonathan Demme 1st collaboration with Demme
Bootleggers Charles B. Pierce
1975 Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel
1976 Cannonball
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde William Crain
1977 Bad Georgia Road John Broderick
Chatterbox Tom DeSimone
1978 Remember My Name Alan Rudolph
Stony Island Andrew Davis
1979 Last Embrace Jonathan Demme
1980 Borderline Jerrold Freedman
Melvin and Howard Jonathan Demme
Where the Buffalo Roam Art Linson
1983 Heart Like a Wheel Jonathan Kaplan
1984 Swing Shift Jonathan Demme
1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off John Hughes
Pretty in Pink Howard Deutch
Something Wild Jonathan Demme
1988 Backfire Gilbert Cates
Cocoon: The Return Daniel Petrie
Married to the Mob Jonathan Demme
Sweet Hearts Dance Robert Greenwald
1990 Miami Blues George Armitage
1991 Crooked Hearts Michael Bortman
The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
1992 Gladiator Rowdy Herrington
Night and the City Irwin Winkler
Singles Cameron Crowe With Ueli Steiger
1993 Philadelphia Jonathan Demme
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Carl Franklin
Grumpier Old Men Howard Deutch
1996 That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks
1997 A Thousand Acres Jocelyn Moorhouse
1998 Beloved Jonathan Demme
1999 The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan
2000 The Replacements Howard Deutch
2002 Signs M. Night Shyamalan
The Truth About Charlie Jonathan Demme
2004 The Final Cut Omar Naim
The Manchurian Candidate Jonathan Demme
2007 Breach Billy Ray
2008 The Great Buck Howard Sean McGinly
The Happening M. Night Shyamalan
2010 Devil John Erick Dowdle
2013 Gods Behaving Badly Marc Turtletaub

Television

TV movie

YearTitleDirector
1976Almos' a Man Stan Lathan
1978 Lawman Without a Gun Jerrold Freedman
1979Some Kind of Miracle
1982 Divorce Wars: A Love Story Donald Wrye
1984The Seduction of GinaJerrold Freedman
1985Seduced
Blackout Douglas Hickox
1989Cast the First Stone John Korty

TV series

YearTitleDirectorNote
1978At Home with Shields and Yarnell Andrew Davis TV short
1985 MacGyver Jerrold Freedman [lower-alpha 1] Episode "Pilot"
2008 John Adams Tom Hooper 4 episodes
2011 A Gifted Man Jonathan Demme Episode "Pilot"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1991 Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography The Silence of the Lambs Won
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
1995 National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography Devil in a Blue Dress Won
1998 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Beloved Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Nominated
1999 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography The Sixth Sense Nominated
2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography John Adams Won [lower-alpha 2]
Nominated [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. Credited as Alan Smithee
  2. For the episode "Independence"
  3. For the episode "Don't Tread Me"

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References

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