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Toyomichi Kurita

Camera
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Biography

Toyomichi Kurita (born 1950 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese cinematographer who has worked in both Japan and the USA. He has frequently worked with American directors, Alan Rudolph and Tyler Perry, after graduating from the AFI Conservancy in 1981. In Japan, he has frequently collaborated with Takashi Miike.

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Known For
Camera

Movies (35)

Cube
5.4

Cube

Director of Photography (Camera)

2021

The Brain Man
6.2

The Brain Man

Director of Photography (Camera)

2013

Madea's Big Happy Family
6.7

Madea's Big Happy Family

Director of Photography (Camera)

2011

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

as Self

2010

Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.5

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Director of Photography (Camera)

2010

Toad's Oil
7.0

Toad's Oil

Director of Photography (Camera)

2009

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
6.7

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Director of Photography (Camera)

2008

Why Did I Get Married?
6.5

Why Did I Get Married?

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

Sukiyaki Western Django
6.2

Sukiyaki Western Django

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

Daddy's Little Girls
6.9

Daddy's Little Girls

Director of Photography (Camera)

2007

Imprint
6.9

Imprint

Director of Photography (Camera)

2006

Madea's Family Reunion
6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

Director of Photography (Camera)

2006

First Daughter
6.2

First Daughter

Director of Photography (Camera)

2004

Taboo
6.5

Taboo

Director of Photography (Camera)

1999

Cookie's Fortune
6.3

Cookie's Fortune

Director of Photography (Camera)

1999

Afterglow
5.9

Afterglow

Director of Photography (Camera)

1997

Infinity
6.2

Infinity

Director of Photography (Camera)

1996

Crime of the Century
6.7

Crime of the Century

Director of Photography (Camera)

1996

Homecoming
6.8

Homecoming

Director of Photography (Camera)

1996

Waiting to Exhale
6.2

Waiting to Exhale

Director of Photography (Camera)

1995

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
5.0

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Director of Photography (Camera)

1994

Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
2.0

Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece

Director of Photography (Camera)

1993

Moving
7.4

Moving

Director of Photography (Camera)

1993

Grand Isle
3.3

Grand Isle

Director of Photography (Camera)

1991

A Rage in Harlem
5.4

A Rage in Harlem

Director of Photography (Camera)

1991

Convicts
5.5

Convicts

Director of Photography (Camera)

1991

Shadow of China
7.0

Shadow of China

Director of Photography (Camera)

1990

Blood Red
4.6

Blood Red

Director of Photography (Camera)

1989

Powwow Highway
6.6

Powwow Highway

Director of Photography (Camera)

1989

The Moderns
5.7

The Moderns

Director of Photography (Camera)

1988

Trouble in Mind
5.7

Trouble in Mind

Director of Photography (Camera)

1985

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
7.8

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Camera Operator (Camera)

1985

Hard Rock Zombies
3.7

Hard Rock Zombies

Second Unit Director of Photography (Camera)

1985

Big Wave
5.0

Big Wave

Camera Operator (Camera)

1984

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
7.4

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Camera Operator (Camera)

1974