Hisao Shirai

Cinematographer. Born 12 December 1946 in Saitama, Japan. Died 28 April 2019.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

12 December 1946, Saitama, Japan

Died

28 April 2019

Active

1988–2002

Frequently works with

Sadayuki Murai, Satoshi Kon

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

82Critics

We rate Hisao’s work 3 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $54m across 4 films with figures
Active: 1988–2002

Genres

Animation4
Action1
Drama1
Family1
Fantasy1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestMy Neighbor Totoro1988

82WorstPerfect Blue1998

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

111980s

411990s

302000s

12010s

Directors most worked with

Satoshi Kon2 titles