Hiro Narita

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Cinematographer

(1991)

The Time Machine Camera and Electrical Department

(2002)

The Scorpion King Camera and Electrical Department

(2002)

The Arrival Cinematographer

(1996)

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Cinematographer (49 credits)

2019 Late Lunch (completed)

2017 Tania Libre (Documentary)

2015 Love & Taxes (director of photography)

2009 La Mission

2008 A Perfect Place (Short) (director of photography)

2007 Strange Culture (Documentary)

2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006 The Darwin Awards (director of photography)

2005 Night of Henna

2002 Teknolust

2001 Other People (TV Movie)

2000 Dvorak and America (Documentary)

2000 Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (director of photography - 1 episode)

- Pilot (2000) ... (director of photography)

2000 Dirty Pictures (TV Movie)

2000 Fortress 2

1999 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Visas and Virtue/I Am Viet Hung (1999) ... (segment "Visas and Virtue")

1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas (director of photography)

1998 Shadrach (director of photography)

1997 Sub Down (Video)

1997 Conceiving Ada

1997 Visas and Virtue (Short)

1996 James And The Giant Peach (director of photography - live action)

1996 The Arrival

1994 Long Shadows (TV Movie)

1994 White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (director of photography)

1993 Children of the Mist (TV Movie)

1993 Hocus Pocus (director of photography)

1993 Gunmen (director of photography)

1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Showdown (1992)

1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV Movie) (segment "Showdown")

1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (director of photography)

1991 The Inland Sea (Documentary)

1991 The Rocketeer (director of photography)

1991 Plymouth (TV Movie)

1989 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (TV Movie)

1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989 Shuttlecock

American Playhouse (TV Series) (2 episodes, 1985 - 1988) (director of photography - 1 episode, 1984)

- Pigeon Feathers (1988)

- Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)

- Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) ... (director of photography)

1987 No Man's Land

1987 Amerika (TV Mini-Series) (director of photography - 7 episodes)

- Part VII (1987) ... (director of photography)

- Part VI (1987) ... (director of photography)

- Part V (1987) ... (director of photography)

- Part IV (1987) ... (director of photography)

- Part III (1987) ... (director of photography)

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1986 Fire with Fire

1985 The Blue Yonder (TV Movie)

1985 Sylvester

1984 Prince Jack

1983 The Haunting Passion (TV Movie) (director of photography)

1983 Never Cry Wolf (director of photography)

1979 Rust Never Sleeps (Documentary)

1977 Nanette: An Aside (TV Movie)

1976 Farewell to Manzanar (TV Movie)

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Camera and Electrical Department (20 credits)

2010 !Women Art Revolution (Documentary) (camera operator)

2007 Shrink Rap (TV Series) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- Robin Williams (2007) ... (camera operator - as Hiro Narito)

2005 American Experience (TV Series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- The Fall of Saigon (2005) ... (camera operator)

2003 Anger Management (director of photography: second unit)

2002 The Scorpion King (director of photography: additional second unit)

2002 The Time Machine (director of photography: second unit)

2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (TV Movie documentary) (additional photographer)

1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- Showdown (1992) ... (camera operator)

1990 Roller Coaster Rabbit (Short) (director of photography: live action photography unit)

1989 Tummy Trouble (Short) (director of photography: live action photography unit)

1986 Nutcracker (additional photography)

1983 Vietnam: A Television History (TV Mini-Series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)

- The End of the Tunnel: 1973-1975 (1983) ... (camera operator)

1983 The Right Stuff (additional camera operator)

1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (additional cinematographer - uncredited)

1982 Human Highway (camera operator: dream sequence)

1980 Shadows and Light (Video documentary) (camera operator)

1979 More American Graffiti (camera operator)

1979 Apocalypse Now (camera operator: insert)

1978 The Last Waltz (Documentary) (additional director of photography)

1968 Riverrun (assistant camera)

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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)

2009 Generic Thriller (visual consultant)

2009 All About Dad (visual consultant)

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Director (1 credit)

1997 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper (1997)

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Visual effects (1 credit)

1989 Always (visual effects director of photography)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 credit)

2003 Anger Management (second unit director: New York)

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Thanks (5 credits)

2016 Syndicate (Documentary) (special thanks)

2014 Howard Here/After (Short) (special thanks)

2014 Inseguro (Short) (special thanks)

2012 The Return (very special thanks)

2010 The Red Bridge (Short) (special thanks)

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Self (3 credits)

2006 Cinematographer Style (Documentary)
Himself

1994 Movie Magic (TV Series documentary short)
Himself

- Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away (1994) ... Himself

1994 Hocus Pocus: Begin the Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Director of Photography

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Hiro Narito

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Prior to working on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) he knew little about the Star Trek franchise. See more »

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