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Masao Nakabori

Cinematographer · Born February 12, 1943 (83) · Tokyo, Japan

Masao Nakabori is a Japanese cinematographer, known as DP of Koreeda's Maborosi.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1943 (83)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on Motif · 36 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

Where can I watch Masao Nakabori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Masao Nakabori's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • The Master of Funerals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Neck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The Harimaya Bridge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Ten Nights of Dreams(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Silver Mask (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Hold Up Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Summer of Ubume (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Rampo Noir(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Hard Luck Hero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Women in the Mirror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Blessing Bell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Falling into the Evening (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder on D Street(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Maborosi(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • A Watcher in the Attic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Men Who Made Ultraman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Peacock King(1988)

    VFX Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Lake Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Mitsugetsu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Lanterns on Blue Waters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Twenty-Four Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Urutoraman(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Utamaro's World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • It Was a Faint Dream (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Poem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Silver Kamen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

  • This Transient Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

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