Cinematography: Taro Sasaki

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Taro Sasaki. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Japanese Girls at the Harbor

1933 · Movie · 72 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Yumeko Aizome · Ureo Egawa · Yukiko Inoue · Yasuo Nanjo

Plot Shimizu’s exquisite silent drama tells of the humiliating social downfall experienced by Sunako after jealousy drives her to commit a terrible crime. With its lushly photographed landscapes and innovative visual...

7.1

121 votes

7.1

121 votes

Undying Pearl (Eternal Heart)

1929 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan

6.8

23 votes

6.8

23 votes

Tôyô no haha

1934 · Movie · 140 min. · Japan

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Seven Seas Part I: Virginity Chapter

1931 · Movie · 62 min. · Japan

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The Boss's Son at College

1933 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Mitsugu Fujii · Haruo Takeda · Yoshiko Tsubouchi · Sumiko Mizukubo

Plot The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university’s rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory...

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The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929 · Movie · 93 min. · Japan

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Manchurian Marching Song

1932 · Movie · 98 min. · Japan

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Eclipse

1934 · Movie · 97 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Mitsugu Fujii · Hiroko Kawasaki · Michiko Kuwano · Shirô Kanemitsu

Plot The film concerns the experiences of two cousins, Shukichi Osaki and Kinue Nishimura. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Seiji Kanda....

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The Lady Who Wept in Spring

1933 · Movie · 96 min. · Japan

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Den Obinata · Shigeru Ogura · Yoshiko Okada · Sachiko Murase

Plot It is a melodrama about the love story between an itinerant women and a miner, set in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, where the film was partly shot on location.

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