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Hisao Shirai(1946-2019)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Hisao Shirai was born on 12 December 1946 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He was a cinematographer, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) and Perfect Blue (1997). He died on 28 April 2019 in Japan.
BornDecember 12, 1946
DiedApril 28, 2019(72)
BornDecember 12, 1946
DiedApril 28, 2019(72)
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Known for

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1995
Yûko Miyamura and Megumi Ogata in Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1997
Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue
8.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1997
Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1991

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Pokémon (1997)
    Pokémon
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2015
  • Pikachu to Eievui Friends (2013)
    Pikachu to Eievui Friends
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Pikachu's Ice Adventure (2008)
    Pikachu's Ice Adventure
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • I''s Pure (2005)
    I''s Pure
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
    The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Mezzo DSA (2003)
    Mezzo DSA
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Sanae Kobayashi and Kira Vincent-Davis in Elfen Lied (2004)
    Elfen Lied
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2004
  • Gungrave (2003)
    Gungrave
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)
    Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
    Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • I''s Pure (2005)
    I''s
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Witch Hunter Robin (2002)
    Witch Hunter Robin
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • X (2001)
    X
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution (2002)
    Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Don Brown, Richard Ian Cox, Paul Dobson, Vincent Gale, Moneca Stori, Tomoko Kawakami, Terry Klassen, Houko Kuwashima, Lalainia Lindbjerg, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kirby Morrow, Tomokazu Seki, Kelly Sheridan, Venus Terzo, Kumiko Watanabe, Cathy Weseluck, and Kappei Yamaguchi in Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Rizerumain (2002)
    Rizerumain
    • camera operator: Studio Cosmos Digital Room
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)
    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
    • photography supervisor
    • 2002
  • Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
    Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
    • photography: Studio Cosmos
    • 1995
  • Tooyama Sakura Uchu Cho: Yatsu no Na wa Gold
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 1988
  • Cheryl Chase, Dakota Fanning, Noriko Hidaka, Lisa Michelson, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Frank Welker, and Elle Fanning in My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
    My Neighbor Totoro
    • production camera supervisor
    • 1988
  • Misutâ ajikko (1987)
    Misutâ ajikko
    • camera operator: Studio Cosmos
    • TV Series
    • 1987–1988
  • Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
    Twilight of the Cockroaches
    • camera operator
    • 1987
  • California Crisis (1986)
    California Crisis
    • camera operator: Studio Cosmos
    • 1986
  • My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
    My Little Pony: The Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1986
  • The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
    The Adventures of the American Rabbit
    • camera operator
    • 1986
  • Sherlock Hound (1984)
    Sherlock Hound
    • camera operator: Topcraft
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Gu-Gu Ganmo (1984)
    Gu-Gu Ganmo
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983)
    Stop!! Hibari-kun!
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Kosoku Denjin Albegas (1983)
    Kosoku Denjin Albegas
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Arcadia of My Youth: Infinite Course SSX (1982)
    Arcadia of My Youth: Infinite Course SSX
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1983

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  • Born
    • December 12, 1946
    • Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • April 28, 2019
    • Japan

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