Katsumi Yanagijima

Cinematographer Aug 13 (age 76) Gifu, Japan 1989–2024 (35 year career)

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Biography

Katsumi Yanagishima (柳島克巳, Yanagishima Katsumi; born 1950, Gifu Prefecture), also credited as Katsumi Yanagijima, is a Japanese cinematographer. 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 and for Zatoichi in 2004. Battle Royale and The Grudge 2 are some of his other known films. Description above from the Wikipedia arti…

Known For

Film

Battle Royale

Director of Photography

Film

Zatoichi

Director of Photography

Film

Sonatine

Director of Photography

Film

Kikujiro

Director of Photography

Film

Tokyo Vice

Director of Photography

Film

Brother

Director of Photography

Film

Dolls

Director of Photography

Film

Outrage

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (53)

Movies (50)

Let's Go Karaoke!

2024

Director of Photography

7.1

Gold Boy‎

2024

Director of Photography

7.0

The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn

2022

Director of Photography

7.1

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

2021

Director of Photography

7.2

Ito

2021

Director of Photography

6.7

Tokyo Capsule

2018

Director of Photography

Eating Women

2018

Director of Photography

7.4

Maki

2018

Director of Photography

5.0

Outrage Coda

2017

Director of Photography

6.8

Black Widow Business

2016

Director of Photography

8.5

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

2015

Director of Photography

6.2

Buy Bling, Get One Free

2014

Director of Photography

6.0

Midsummer's Equation

2013

Director of Photography

7.0

Like Someone in Love

2012

Director of Photography

6.9

Beyond Outrage

2012

Director of Photography

7.0

Dreams for Sale

2012

Director of Photography

7.2

Robo-G

2012

Director of Photography

7.1

Girls' Compass

2011

Director of Photography

4.2

Outrage

2010

Director of Photography

6.9

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

2009

Director of Photography

6.7

Dear Doctor

2009

Director of Photography

6.6

Shutter

2008

Director of Photography

5.5

Achilles and the Tortoise

2008

Director of Photography

7.0

God's Puzzle

2008

Director of Photography

6.1

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007

Director of Photography

6.3

The Grudge 2

2006

Director of Photography

5.6

Sea Without Exit

2006

Director of Photography

5.9

Ashura

2005

Director of Photography

5.1

Takeshis'

2005

Director of Photography

6.1

Zatoichi

2003

Director of Photography

7.2

Samurai Resurrection

2003

Director of Photography

4.9

Dolls

2002

Director of Photography

7.5

Dolls

2002

Director of Photography

2001

Director of Photography

7.4

Run Ichiro Run

2001

Director of Photography

8.5

Battle Royale

2000

Director of Photography

7.3

Brother

2000

Director of Photography

7.1

Kikujiro

1999

Director of Photography

7.5

Suicide Bus

1998

Director of Photography

5.9

Kids Return

1996

Director of Photography

6.9

18-Year-old Call Girl

1996

Still Photographer

Getting Any?

1995

Director of Photography

5.7

Sonatine

1993

Director of Photography

7.5

A Scene at the Sea

1991

Director of Photography

7.5

Jingi

1991

Director of Photography

3.0

Boiling Point

1990

Director of Photography

6.9

Kinpira

1990

Director of Photography

Mottomo Abunai Deka

1989

Camera Operator

8.5

cf Girl

1989

Director of Photography

7.0

Roppongi Banana Boys

1989

Director of Photography

9.0

Television (3)

Haha no Matsu Sato

2024

Camera Technician

9.0

Tokyo Vice

2022

Director of Photography

7.9

Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection

2009

Director of Photography