Osamu Furuya is a Japanese

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

. He was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

in the category Best Cinematography for the film ''

Tora! Tora! Tora! ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' () is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, from both American and Japanese positions. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard F ...

''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Valiant Red Peony'' (1968) * ''

'' (1970; co-nominated with Shinsaku Himeda, Masamichi Satoh and Charles F. Wheeler)

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* Possibly living people Place of birth missing Year of birth missing Japanese cinematographers {{cinematographer-stub