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Akiko Ashizawa

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Akiko Ashizawa
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Occupation
  • Photographer

Akiko Ashizawa (芦澤あしざわ明子あきこ, Ashizawa Akiko, born 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cinematographer and photographer.

Career

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Starting in 8mm film and pink film, Ashizawa eventually became an assistant to the cinematographers Hideo Itō and Takayo Oshikiri.[1] She turned independent in 1982 and has photographed the films of directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kunitoshi Manda, and Shō Igarashi, in addition to doing the camera for TV commercials and documentaries.[1] She has also published several collections of her photographs.[1]

Awards

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In 2012, she won the award for best cinematography for Chronicle of My Mother at the Mainichi Film Awards.[2] In 2018, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon by the Japanese government.[3]

Filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "『ここに、こうあり』撮影さつえい監督かんとく 芦澤あしざわ明子あきこさんインタビュー". Cinema Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "毎日まいにち映画えいがコンクール だい67かい(2012ねん) – 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん". 毎日新聞まいにちしんぶん (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "はる褒章ほうしょう受章じゅしょうしゃ693にん22団体だんたい 羽生はぶゆいつる選手せんしゅは2かい" [Spring Rewards Receipts 693 people 22 groups Hanyu Yuzuri is the second time]. The Sankei News (in Japanese). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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