Tak Fujimoto
Tak Fujimoto | |
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Born | Takashi Fujimoto (1939-07-12) July 12, 1939 (age 85) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Education | San Dieguito Academy |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley London Film School |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1970–2012 |
Relatives | Jack Fujimoto (brother) |
Takashi Fujimoto ASC (born July 12, 1939) is a retired American cinematographer.[1] He is known for his collaborations with directors Jonathan Demme, M. Night Shyamalan and John Hughes. He is a Primetime Emmy Award winner, and a BAFTA and Satellite Award nominee. In 2016, he was named one of the 11 best cinematographers to have never won an Academy Award.[2]
Early life and education
Takashi Fujimoto (Japanese: 藤本 隆) was born in San Diego, California to Japanese American parents. His father, Morizo, was an Issei (first-generation) from Hiroshima, and his mother, Emi, was a Nisei (second-generation) born in Glendale, California. His older brother, Jack Fujimoto, was a well-known academic. During World War II, Fujimoto and his family were interned at the Poston War Relocation Center due to Executive Order 9066.[3]
Fujimoto graduated San Dieguito Academy from 1957. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley and the London Film School. He began his career as an assistant to Haskell Wexler at his production company Dove Films.
Career
Fujimoto’s first film as cinematographer was Chicago Blues, a 1970 music documentary featuring the likes of Dick Gregory, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. He was one of three directors of photography that worked on Terence Malick’s 1973 directorial debut Badlands, earning rave reviews. He shot a string of low-budget exploitation films for producer Roger Corman, including Death Race 2000 and Switchblade Sisters (as second unit photographer). He was also one of several second unit cinematographers who worked on the first Star Wars film.
During this period, he also began his long-running collaboration with director Jonathan Demme. Their first film together was Caged Heat in 1974. He would shoot a total of 11 films with Demme, as well as the 2013 pilot episode of the television drama A Gifted Man. He also had fruitful collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan, shooting The Sixth Sense, Signs, and The Happening.
Fujimoto has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1997.[4]
Personal life
Fujimoto had retired by 2015, and lived with his wife Anthea in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5] He is the younger brother of academic Jack Fujimoto.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Note |
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1970 | Chicago Blues | Harley Cokeliss | Documentary |
1973 | Badlands | Terrence Malick | with Stevan Larner and Brian Probyn |
1974 | Caged Heat | Jonathan Demme | 1st of 12 collaborations with Demme |
Bootleggers | Charles B. Pierce | ||
1975 | Death Race 2000 | Paul Bartel | |
1976 | Cannonball | ||
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde | William Crain | ||
1977 | Bad Georgia Road | John Broderick | |
Chatterbox | Tom DeSimone | ||
1978 | Remember My Name | Alan Rudolph | |
Stony Island | Andrew Davis | ||
1979 | Last Embrace | Jonathan Demme | |
1980 | Borderline | Jerrold Freedman | |
Melvin and Howard | Jonathan Demme | ||
Where the Buffalo Roam | Art Linson | ||
1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | Jonathan Kaplan | |
1984 | Swing Shift | Jonathan Demme | |
1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | John Hughes | |
Pretty in Pink | Howard Deutch | ||
Something Wild | Jonathan Demme | ||
1988 | Backfire | Gilbert Cates | |
Cocoon: The Return | Daniel Petrie | ||
Married to the Mob | Jonathan Demme | ||
Sweet Hearts Dance | Robert Greenwald | ||
1990 | Miami Blues | George Armitage | |
1991 | Crooked Hearts | Michael Bortman | |
The Silence of the Lambs | Jonathan Demme | ||
1992 | Gladiator | Rowdy Herrington | |
Night and the City | Irwin Winkler | ||
Singles | Cameron Crowe | with Ueli Steiger | |
1993 | Philadelphia | Jonathan Demme | |
1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Carl Franklin | |
Grumpier Old Men | Howard Deutch | ||
1996 | That Thing You Do! | Tom Hanks | |
1997 | A Thousand Acres | Jocelyn Moorhouse | |
1998 | Beloved | Jonathan Demme | |
1999 | The Sixth Sense | M. Night Shyamalan | 1st of 3 collaborations with Shyamalan |
2000 | The Replacements | Howard Deutch | |
2002 | Signs | M. Night Shyamalan | |
The Truth About Charlie | Jonathan Demme | ||
2004 | The Final Cut | Omar Naim | |
The Manchurian Candidate | Jonathan Demme | ||
2007 | Breach | Billy Ray | |
2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Sean McGinly | |
The Happening | M. Night Shyamalan | ||
2010 | Devil | John Erick Dowdle | |
2013 | Gods Behaving Badly | Marc Turtletaub | Unreleased |
Television
Year | Title |
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1976 | Almos' a Man |
1978 | Lawman Without a Gun |
1979 | Some Kind of Miracle |
1982 | Divorce Wars: A Love Story |
1984 | The Seduction of Gina |
1985 | Seduced |
Blackout | |
1989 | Cast the First Stone |
TV series
Year | Title | Note |
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1978 | At Home with Shields and Yarnell | TV short |
1985 | MacGyver | Episode "Pilot" |
2008 | John Adams | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Episode "Pilot" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1991 | Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Cinematography | The Silence of the Lambs | Won |
BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
1995 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Devil in a Blue Dress | Won |
1998 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Beloved | Nominated |
Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||
1999 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography | John Adams | Won[a] |
Nominated[b] |
Notes
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (February 23, 2016). "11 Outstanding Cinematographers Who Have Never Won An Oscar". IndieWire. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Japanese American Internee Data File: Tak Fujimoto". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "TAK FUJIMOTO". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Weideman, Paul (March 1, 2015). "Marvelous home on Alamo Creek Drive". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Ralton-Smith, Jennifer (August 26, 2002). "IVC's interim president recalls days of internment". Imperial Valley Press. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
- Tak Fujimoto at IMDb