Koshiro Otsu (大津 幸四郎 Otsu Koshiro, 1934 - 28 November 2014) was a Japanese cinematographer and film director. Otsu is one of the most famous cinematographers in Japanese film history. He joined Iwanami Productions in 1958. After going freelance, he worked with legendary director Ogawa Shinsuke on The Oppressed Students (1967) and Summer in Narita (1968), with Tsuchimoto Noriaki on Prehistory of the Partisans (1969), Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), and many other films.
2017The SilenceMovieCinematography
2014The Wages of Resistance: Narita StoriesMovieDirector · Director of Photography
2012Nuchigafu - Life is a TreasureMovieCinematography
2011Barefoot Gen's HiroshimaMovieCamera Technician
2008FenceMovieCinematography
2007Kazuo Ohno: Like a SoliloquyMovieDirector · Director of Photography
2006Out of Place: Memories of Edward SaidMovieDirector of Photography
2005The Other Hiroshima: Korean A-bomb Victims Tell Their StoryMovieCinematography
2005The Constitution of JapanMovieDirector of Photography
2002Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our TimesMovieDirector of Photography
2001HanakoMovieDirector of Photography
2000DolceMovieDirector of Photography
1999Artists in WonderlandMovieCamera Operator
1994Those Who Would Be EinsteinMovieCinematography
1991A Movie CapitalMovieDirector of Photography
1991The Scene of the SoulMovieCinematography
1991Song of Arirang - Voices from OkinawaMovieCinematography
1990The Old Man and the SeaMovieCinematography
1989Business TripMovieDirector of Photography
1987Yuntanza OkinawaMovieDirector of Photography
1980Strike the White BallMovieDirector of Photography
1978Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The LightMovieDirector of Photography
1978My Town, My YouthMovieCinematography
1976Message from Minamata to the WorldMovieDirector of Photography
1975Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An EncounterMovieDirector of Photography
1975Minamata Disease: A TrilogyMovieDirector of Photography
1975The Shiranui SeaMovieDirector of Photography
1973Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for LifeMovieCinematography
1973When the Night BreaksMovieCinematography
1971Minamata: The Victims and Their WorldMovieDirector of Photography
1969Prehistory of the PartisansMovieCinematography
1968Summer in SanrizukaMovieDirector of Photography
1968Japan Year ZeroMovieCinematography
1967Report from HanedaMovieCinematography
1967The Oppressed StudentsMovieDirector of Photography