Masao Tamai (1908-1997)

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Birthplace:
Matsuyama, Japan

Born:
October 3, 1908

Died:
May 26, 1997

Masao Tamai was a Japanese cinematographer know for his work on the films of Mikio Naruse and the original Godzilla.

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Cinematography:
1937  Yoru no hato
1939  Numazu Officer School
1951  Swords and Brocade
1952  Shanghai Rose
1953  The Blue Revolution
1954  君死に給うことなかれ
1955  (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955  To Love and Forgive
1959  社長太平記
1961  Toilet Manager

Director of Photography:
1935  Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku
1935  Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo
1937  Nangoku taiheiki
1937  Yoru no hato
1939  Numazu Officer School
1949  Delinquent Girl
1950  The Angry Street
1950  White Beast
1951  Beyond Love and Hate
1951  Repast
1951  Swords and Brocade
1951  The Lady of Musashino
1952  Shanghai Rose
1952  Third Class Executives
1953  The Blue Revolution
1953  The Lovers
1953  Wife
1954  Godzilla
1954  Late Chrysanthemums
1954  Sound of the Mountain
1954  君死に給うことなかれ
1955  (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955  Floating Clouds
1955  No Time for Tears
1955  Stray Sheep
1955  To Love and Forgive
1956  A Wife's Heart
1956  Flowing
1956  Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956  Sudden Rain
1957  Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957  Hadaka no Machi
1957  Tokyo 1960
1957  Untamed Woman
1958  Little Peach
1958  Summer Clouds
1959  A Whistle in My Heart
1959  社長太平記
1960  The Twilight Story
1960  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1961  Different Sons
1961  Happiness of Us Alone
1961  Toilet Manager
1962  Chihō kisha
1977  Godzilla

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