Joji Ohara
Jōji Ohara was a pioneering Japanese cinematographer.Career
Born in Tokyo, Ohara joined Shochiku's Kamata Studio in 1924 and was promoted to cinematographer in 1927. He is most known for his work with Heinosuke Gosho, including The Dancing Girl of Izu, and for the soft tone of his images. He helped establish the modern touch of Shochiku's cinematography at Kamata along with Bunjirō Mizutani and Mitsuo Miura. He later worked at Tokyo Hassei Eiga, Toho, Shintoho, and Daiei Film. He shot films for many of Japan's great directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yutaka Abe, Masahiro Makino, Shohei Imamura, Shūe Matsubayashi, and Koji Shima. In 1954, he won the award for best cinematography at the Mainichi Film Awards for his work on Ai to shi no tanima and Niwatori wa futatabi naku.Selected filmography
