Sohei Tanikawa

Biography

Sohei Tanikawa (谷川 創平, Tanikawa Sōhei, 1962) is a Japanese cinematographer born in Saitama Prefecture.

Career Overview

Sohei Tanikawa has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Fly Me to the Saitama Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Guilty of Romance, Love Exposure, Cells at Work!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Camera

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1962-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Saitama, Japan

Known For

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  Guilty of Romance
• 

  Love Exposure
• 

  Cells at Work!
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  Prisoners of the Ghostland
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  KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
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  Kiki's Delivery Service

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Fly Me to the Saitama Collection (1 titles)
• Shinjuku Swan Collection (1 titles)
• Suicide Club Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sion Sono (5 collaborations)
• Shunri Rinoie (3 collaborations)
• Junichi Ito (2 collaborations)
• Motoki Fukami (2 collaborations)
• Jyonmyon Pe (2 collaborations)
• Ryo Iwamatsu (2 collaborations)
• Yasuhiro Kaneko (2 collaborations)
• Haruo Umekawa (2 collaborations)
• Toyoyuki Yokohama (2 collaborations)
• Miki Hayashida (2 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (26 credits)

  • Cells at Work!

    director of photography

    camera
    2024
  • What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister

    director of photography

    camera
    2024
  • In Love and Deep Water

    director of photography

    camera
    2023
  • Lupin's Daughter: The Movie

    director of photography

    camera
    2021
  • Prisoners of the Ghostland

    director of photography

    camera
    2021
  • Signal 100

    director of photography

    camera
    2020
  • The Forest of Love

    director of photography

    camera
    2019
  • Fly Me to the Saitama

    director of photography

    camera
    2019
  • KASANE –Beauty and Fate–

    director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • Shinjuku Swan II

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • Hibi Rock

    director of photography

    camera
    2014
  • Kiki's Delivery Service

    director of photography

    camera
    2014
  • Himizu

    director of photography

    camera
    2012
  • Guilty of Romance

    director of photography

    camera
    2011
  • Sukiyaki

    director of photography

    camera
    2011
  • Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!

    director of photography

    camera
    2010
  • All to the Sea

    director of photography

    camera
    2010
  • Love Exposure

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Scenery to Remember

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Adrift in Tokyo

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • Balloon Club Revisited

    director of photography

    camera
    2006
  • Noriko's Dinner Table

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • Tight Pot

    assistant camera

    camera
    2002
  • A Frightful School Horror

    director of photography

    camera
    2001
  • Indecent Peeping: A Woman Who Wants to Be Seen

    assistant camera

    camera
    1996

• crew (4 credits)

  • Signal 100

    cinematography

    crew
    2020
  • The Final Judgement

    cinematography

    crew
    2012
  • Make the Last Wish

    cinematography

    crew
    2009
  • Peanuts

    cinematography

    crew
    2006