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 It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994), School Ghost Stories (1995), Haunted School 2 (1996), Parasite Eve (1997), School Ghost Stories 3 (1997), Juvenile (2000), Returner (2002), Out (2002), Lady Joker (2004), Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007), Three for the Road (2007), K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012), The Eternal Zero (2013), Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate (2016), Close-Knit (2017), The Great War of Archimedes (2019), Yokaipedia (2022), and Godzilla Minus One (2023) as well as its sequel.
Filmography
Cinematographer
The Games Teachers Play (1992) It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994) School Ghost Stories (1995) School Ghost Stories 2 (1996) Parasite Eve (1997) School Ghost Stories 3 (1997) Begging for Love (1998) School Ghost Stories 4 (1999) Juvenile (2000) Off-Balance (2001) Laundry (2002) The Laughing Frog (2002) Returner (2002) Out (2002) Ashita ga aru sa: The Movie (2002) The Boat to Heaven (2003) 69 (2004) Lady Joker (2004) Love Is Five, Seven, Five! (2005) Scrap Heaven (2005) Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) Chekeraccho!! (2006) Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) Three for the Road (2007) After School (2008) K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) Ballad (2009) Space Battleship Yamato (2010) Oba: The Last Samurai (2011) Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) The Eternal Zero (2013) Ogawacho Serenade (2014) I Am a Monk (2015) Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate (2016) Close-Knit (2017) Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) Our Departures (2018) The Great War of Archimedes (2019) Closed Ward, also known as Family of Strangers (2019) Love, Life and Goldfish (2021) What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021) Yokaipedia, also known as Ghost Book (2022) Modern Love Tokyo (2023, TV series) - 1 episode Godzilla Minus One (2023) Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
Awards Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1999 22nd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Cinematography Begging for Love rowspan=4 2003 24th Yokohama Film Festival Out and The Laughing Frog2006 29th Japan Academy Film PrizeAlways: Sunset on Third Street Mainichi Film Concours Best Cinematography 2008 31st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Cinematography Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2015 38th Japan Academy Film Prize The Eternal Zero 2017 40th Japan Academy Film Prize Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate rowspan=2 2018 41st Japan Academy Film Prize
References
External links
Kozo Shibasaki at the British Film Institute
Interview with Shibasaki at Nikkatsu