was a Japanese cinematographer from Kakogawa,

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. Himeda dropped out of Teikoku Art University and started working as an assistant cameraman at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa studio in 1937. In 1949, he promoted to cinematographer. He moved to

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film company in 1954 and often worked with

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. In 1964, Himeda received the

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award for his work in '' Unholy Desire''. He received an Oscar nomination for the

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along with Charles F. Wheeler,

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and Masamichi Satoh for his work in ''

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''. He left Nikkatsu and became a freelance cinematographer in 1978.In 1980, he won the Best Cinematographer award at the 3rd

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for his work in '' Vengeance Is Mine''.

Filmography

* ''Haha Kobai'' (1949) * ''

Keisatsu Nikki is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and produced by Nikkatsu. Cast * Masao Mishima as Ishiwarai, the head of Police * Hisaya Morishige as policeman Yoshii * Yukiyo Toake * Rentarō Mikuni as policeman Hakanawa ...

'' (1955) * ''

Red Quay is a 1958 black-and-white action Japanese film directed by Toshio Masuda. ''Red Quay'' was one of the many successful collaborations between director Toshio Masuda and actor Yujiro Ishihara which defined the Nikkatsu action film genre. Plot ...

'' (1958) * ''

My Second Brother is a 1959 Japanese drama film by Shōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old Koreans in Japan, zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication. Plot The film tells the story ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' A Killer Without a Grave'' (1961) * ''

Foundry Town is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Kirio Urayama. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival and won the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1962. Cast * Sayuri Yoshinaga as Jun * Mitsuo Hamada as Tsukamoto, Katsumi * Eijirō Tōno as Ishigu ...

'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' Unholy Desire'' (1964) * ''

The Pornographers is a 1966 satiric Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It is based on the novel ''Erogotoshitachi'' by Akiyuki Nosaka. Plot ''The Pornographers'' tells the story of porn filmmaker Mr. Subuyan Ogata, whose business is under threat from thi ...

'' (1966) * '' Higashi Shinakai'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

'' (1970) * ''Men and War'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Lovers Are Wet is a 1973 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series, directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro and starring Rie Nakagawa. Alternate titles for the film include ''Twisted Path of Youth'', ''Twisted Path of Love'', and ''Lovers and Wet Sands''. In 19 ...

'' (1973) * ''Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth'' (1974) * ''

Tokyo Emmanuelle is a 1975 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series, directed by Akira Katō and starring Kumi Taguchi. Plot After the director's message, "I visualize the romance of Roman Porn and I attempt to share that image," a loosely connecte ...

'' (1975) * ''

Proof of the Man is a Japanese film from 1977 directed by Junya Satō, starring George Kennedy and Yūsaku Matsuda. It was produced by Haruki Kadokawa. Plot A young black man from New York named Johnny Hayward (Joe Yamanaka) receives a sum of money. He buys ...

'' (1977) * '' Never Give up'' (1978) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1979) * ''

Tempyō no Iraka is a 1980 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. The film follows a Japanese mission to Tang China during the Heian period. Cast * Katsuo Nakamura as Fushō * Masaaki Daimon as Yō ...

'' (1980) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) * ''

To Trap a Kidnapper is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Shunya Itō. Cast * Kenichi Hagiwara * Rumiko Koyanagi * Hiroshi Miyauchi * Fujita Okamoto * Kumiko Akiyoshi * Shin Takuma * Akira Nakao * Shiro Ito Awards 6th Japan Academy Prize * Won: Best Supporting A ...

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Hachiko Monogatari'' (1987) * ''Hotarugawa'' (1987) * '' Hana no Furu Goro'' (1989) * ''Futaridake no Island'' (1991)

Honours

* Nihon Eiga Gijyutsu Award for Best Cinemagraphy (1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1982) *

– ''Unholy Desire'' (1964) * Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – ''Vengeance Is Mine''(1980) * Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – ''To Trap a Kidnapper'' (1983) * Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Cinematographer – ''Hotarugawa'' (1987) *

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4th Class (1992)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Himeda, Shinsaku 1916 births 1997 deaths Japanese cinematographers Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class