Kōzō Shibazaki

is a Japanese cinematographer. A member of the , he is the recipient of four Japanese Academy Awards, three of which were for films directed by acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.

Life and career Shibasaki was born on January 30, 1958, In 1981, Shibasaki graduated from Nihon University's Department of Cinema and began working as a freelance photographer. Haunted School 2 (1996), Parasite Eve (1997), Juvenile (2000), Out (2002), Lady Joker (2004), Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007), Three for the Road (2007), K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012), The Eternal Zero (2013), Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate (2016), Close-Knit (2017), The Great War of Archimedes (2019), Yokaipedia (2022), and Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Filmography

Cinematographer

The Games Teachers Play (1992) K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008) Space Battleship Yamato (2010) I Am a Monk (2015) Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate (2016) Our Departures (2018) The Great War of Archimedes (2019) Closed Ward, also known as Family of Strangers (2019) Love, Life and Goldfish (2021) What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021) Yokaipedia, also known as Ghost Book (2022)

29th Japan Academy Film Prize

Mainichi Film Concours Best Cinematography 2008 31st Japan Academy Film Prize

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2015 38th Japan Academy Film Prize The Eternal Zero 2017 40th Japan Academy Film Prize Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate

2018 41st Japan Academy Film Prize