Akiko Ashizawa

is a Japanese cinematographer and photographer.

Career Starting in 8mm film and pink film, Ashizawa eventually became an assistant to the cinematographers Hideo Itō and Takayo Oshikiri. She turned independent in 1982 and has photographed the films of directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kunitoshi Manda, and Shō Igarashi, in addition to doing the camera for TV commercials and documentaries. In 2018, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon by the Japanese government.

Filmography Playing with Good Children (1994) Naked Blood (1996) Unloved (2001) Loft (2005) Retribution (2006) Tokyo Sonata (2008) Kyōfu (2010) Chronicle of My Mother (2011) Real (2013) Tamako in Moratorium (2013) Journey to the Shore (2015) Sayonara (2015) Creepy (2016) Before We Vanish (2017) To the Ends of the Earth (2019) Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021) Sleep No More (2026)