Biography
Katsumi Yanagijima (also credited as Katsumi Yanagishima) is a Japanese cinematographer born on 13 August 1950 in Gifu Prefecture.
He has worked extensively with director Takeshi Kitano on films including A Scene at the Sea (1991), Sonatine (1993), Kids Return (1996), Kikujiro (1999), Dolls (2002) and Zatoichi (2003). Other credits include Battle Royale (2000), Go (2001), The Grudge 2 (2006) and Outrage (2010). He won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Cinematography for Go in 2002 and for Zatoichi in 2004.
