Shoji Ueda
Camera · Director of Photography · Camera Department Production Assistant · Camera Production Assistant
Born Jan 1, 1938 · Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Active 1958–2025
Shoji Ueda was a Japanese cinematographer. He worked several times with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film Ran (1985).
Filmography
Ran (1985) — Director of PhotographyKagemusha (1980) — Director of PhotographyDreams (1990) — Director of PhotographyRhapsody in August (1991) — Director of PhotographyMadadayo (1993) — Director of PhotographyAfter the Rain (2000) — Director of PhotographyLetter from the Mountain (2002) — Director of PhotographyReturn of the Champ (1981) — Director of PhotographyTo the Bracken Fields (2003) — Director of PhotographyThe Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006) — Director of PhotographyThe Last Dinosaur (1977) — Director of PhotographyMarriage (1993) — Director of PhotographyGreatest Game Ever Part II (1976) — Director of PhotographyThe Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022) — Director of PhotographyA Samurai Chronicle (2014) — Director of PhotographyB.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old (1961) — Camera Production AssistantBest Wishes for Tomorrow (2007) — Camera TechnicianMurder in the Doll House (1979) — Director of PhotographyF2 Grand Prix (1984) — Director of PhotographyGreatest Game Ever (1975) — Director of PhotographyHorror of the Wolf (1973) — Director of PhotographyFor Those We Love (2007) — Director of PhotographyThe Bushido Blade (1981) — Director of PhotographyESPY (1974) — Director of Photography