Kazuo Miyagawa

Biography

Kazuo Miyagawa was a renowned Japanese cinematographer born on February 25, 1908, in Kyoto. He collaborated with prominent directors Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Yasujirō Ozu, notable for his innovative tracking shots in films like Rashomon (1950). Miyagawa is credited with inventing the bleach bypass technique, as seen in Kon Ichikawa's 1960 film Her Brother. He won three Japan Academy Film Prizes for his work.