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Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

2 films · 68 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19742015

Born 9 August 1935 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · died 2 September 2025

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 68 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19742015

  • NHK broadcasting culture award2023
  • Japan Academy Film Prize2021
  • Japan Movie Critics Award2014
  • Japan Academy Film Prize2014
  • Kinuyo Tanaka Award2002
  • Japan Essayist Club Award1984
  • Japan Academy Film Prize1979
  • Kinokuniya Awards1974
  • Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress1959

How their films are shot

Measured across 68 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Kazuko takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 52% of their frames are day, 47% natural — the look of the work Kazuko takes.

Time of day

Day52%
Night42%

Lighting

Natural47%
Low key29%
Silhouette12%
Chiaroscuro10%

Shot size

Wide29%
Closeup26%
Medium24%
Fullbody15%

Camera angle

Eye level66%
High angle17%
Low angle13%

Mood

Neutral51%
Tense27%
Ominous11%
Lonely6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 68 frames from Kazuko Yoshiyuki's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.