Katsumi Yanagishima

Japanese cinematographer (born 1950)

Katsumi Yanagishima (柳島克巳, Yanagishima Katsumi, born 1950, Gifu Prefecture), also credited as Katsumi Yanagijima,^[1] is a Japanese cinematographer.

Career

Yanagishima has worked with Takeshi Kitano in many of his films, including A Scene at the Sea, Sonatine, Zatoichi, Kids Return, Kikujiro and Dolls. He won the Japan Academy Prize for best cinematography for Go! in 2002^[2] and for Zatoichi in 2004.^[3] Battle Royale and The Grudge 2 are some of his other known films.

Filmography

A Scene at the Sea (1991)
Sonatine (1993)
Kids Return (1996)
Ikinai (1998)
Kikujiro (1999)
Battle Royale (2000)
Go (2001)
Dolls (2002)
Zatoichi (2003)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Outrage (2010)
Like Someone in Love (2012)
Outrage Beyond (2012)

References

^ Gerow, Aaron (2007). Kitano Takeshi. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1-84457-165-9.
^ "Dai 25-kai Nihon Akadamī Shō yūshū sakuhin". Nihon Akadamī Shō Kyōkai. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ "Dai 27-kai Nihon Akadamī Shō yūshū sakuhin". Nihon Akadamī Shō Kyōkai. Retrieved 17 June 2011.