Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda (姫田 真佐久, Himeda Shinsaku, 19 November 1916 – 29 July 1997) was a Japanese cinematographer from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture.
Shinsaku Himeda | |
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| Born | November 19, 1916 Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 29, 1997 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
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 Nikkatsu film company in 1954 and often worked with Shōhei Imamura. In 1964, Himeda received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography award for his work in Unholy Desire.
He received an Oscar nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography along with Charles F. Wheeler, Osamu Furuya and Masamichi Satoh for his work in Tora! Tora! Tora!.
He left Nikkatsu and became a freelance cinematographer in 1978.In 1980, he won the Best Cinematographer award at the 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize for his work in Vengeance Is Mine.