is a Japanese cinematographer. A member of the , he is the recipient of four Japanese Academy Awards, three of which were for films directed by acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.

Life and career

Shibasaki was born on January 30, 1958, in Tochigi, Japan. In 1981, Shibasaki graduated from Nihon University's Department of Cinema and began working as a freelance photographer. He made his debut working on '' The Games Teachers Play'' (1992). He then moved on to serve as the cinematographer for ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1995), '' Haunted School 2'' (1996), ''Parasite Eve'' (1997), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2000), '' Returner'' (2002), ''Out'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008), ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012), ''The Eternal Zero'' (2013), ''

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'' (2016), '' Close-Knit'' (2017), ''

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'' (2019), '' Yokaipedia'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2023).

Filmography

Cinematographer

* '' The Games Teachers Play'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Haunted School 2'' (1996) * ''Parasite Eve'' (1997) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Returner'' (2002) * ''Out'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007) * ''After School'' (2008) * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * ''Ballad'' (2009) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012) * ''The Eternal Zero'' (2013) * ''Ogawacho Serenade'' (2014) * ''I Am a Monk'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Close-Knit'' (2017) * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017) * ''Our Departures'' (2018) * ''

'' (2019) * ''Closed Ward'' (2019) * ''Love, Life and Goldfish'' (2021) * ''What Did You Eat Yesterday?'' (2021) * '' Yokaipedia'' (2022) * ''

'' (2023)

Awards

References

External links

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Kozo Shibasaki
at the British Film Institute *
Interview with Shibasaki
at Nikkatsu {{Authority control Japanese cinematographers 1958 births Living people People from Tochigi Prefecture