Tak fujimoto biography of william

American cinematographer

Takashi FujimotoASC (born July 12, ) 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.

Tak fujimoto biography of william

In , 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 ^[3]

Fujimoto graduated San Dieguito High School from He studied at the University of California, Berkeley an