Famous Japanese Photographers

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Kazuaki Kiriya
(Photographer, Film director, Screenwriter, Film editor)
Kazuaki Kiriya
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Birthdate: April 20, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Asagiri
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Yoshitomo Nara
(Artist, Painter, Sculptor, Photographer)
Yoshitomo Nara
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Birthdate: December 5, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hirosaki

After graduating from Aichi University, Yoshitomo Nara studied in Düsseldorf. Most of paintings and sculptures, such as Light My Fire, depict children in various moods. In works such as Nachtwandern, he was also seen mingling Japanese and Western cultures. He has also experimented with stuffed animals and plywood.

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Takashi Amano
(Photographer, Naturalist, Keirin cyclist)
Takashi Amano
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Birthdate: July 18, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Niigata
Died: August 4, 2015
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Shūji Terayama
(Japanese Avant-Garde Poet, Dramatist and Writer)
Shūji Terayama
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Birthdate: December 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Died: May 4, 1983
A Japanese avant-garde poet, Shūji Terayama was also a dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. During his prolific career, he created radio drama, underground theatre, countercultural essays and Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema. Besides publishing 200 literary works, Terayama also created over 20 short and full-length films. The Shuji Terayama Museum was opened in 1997 to celebrate his life.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
(Photographer)
Hiroshi Sugimoto
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Birthdate: February 23, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tokyo
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
(Japanese-American Painter and Photographer)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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Birthdate: September 1, 1889
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Okayama, Japan
Died: May 14, 1953

Born in Japan, Yasuo Kuniyoshi moved to the U.S. to avoid military school and began studying painting in Los Angeles and New York instead. His works such as I’m Tired depict women. He was the first living artist to earn a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.