Hiro Narita Biography (1941-)
Born June 26, 1941, in Seoul, Korea; immigrated to the United States, 1957; son of Masao and Masako (maiden name, Kojima) Morikawa; married Barbara Parker, September 9, 1971. Addresses: Office: Pictures and Words, 1734 Carleton, Berkeley, CA 94703.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- June 26, 1941
- Seoul, Korea
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Cinematographer
- (And additional photography) The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
- Rust Never Sleeps, 1979
- Never Cry Wolf, Buena Vista, 1983
- Prince Jack, 1984
- Go Tell It on the Mountain, 1984
- Sylvester, Columbia, 1985
- Fire with Fire (also known as Captive Hearts), Paramount, 1986
- No Man's Land, Orion, 1987
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Buena Vista, 1989
- Shuttlecock, 1989
- (Live-action segments) Tummy Trouble, 1989
- (Live-action segments) Rollercoaster Rabbit, 1990
- The Inland Sea, 1991
- The Rocketeer, Buena Vista, 1991
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991
- Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993
- White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (also known as Myth of theWhite Wolf: The Further Adventures of White Fang and White Fang 2), Buena Vista, 1994
- Gunmen, Dimension Films, 1994
- (Live-action segments) James and the Giant Peach, Buena Vista, 1996
- The Arrival (also known as Shockwave), Orion, 1996
- Conceiving Ada (also known as Leidenschaftliche Berechnung), 1997 Fox Lorber, 1999
- Sub Down, Kathy Morgan International, 1997
- Visas and Virtue (short film), Apollo Cinema, 1997
- (And director) Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper (documentary), 1997
- Shadrach, Columbia, 1998
- I'll Be Home for Christmas, Buena Vista, 1998
- Fortress 2 (also known as Fortress 2: Re-entry), TriStar, 1999
- Teknolust, 2001
- Film Work
- Other
- Camera operator, More American Graffiti, 1979
- Additional photography, Apocalypse Now (also known as Apocalypse Now Redux), 1979
- Camera operator, Shadows and Light (also known as Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light), 1980
- Camera operator, The Right Stuff, 1983
- Additional photography, The Nutcracker: The Motion Picture, 1986
- Director of visual effects photography, Always, 1989
- Unit cinematographer, Simon Birch, 1998
- Also provided camera work for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984; and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988.
- Television Cinematographer
- Movies
- "Farewell to Manzanar," NBC World Premiere Movie, NBC, 1976
- The Haunting Passion, 1983
- Solomon Northup's Odyssey, 1984
- America, 1984
- "The Blue Yonder" (also known as "Time Flyer"), The Disney Sunday Movie, The Disney Channel, 1985
- Mothers, Daughters, and Lovers (also known as American River), NBC, 1989
- Plymouth, ABC, 1991
- They (also known as Children of the Mist and They Watch), Showtime, 1993
- Long Shadows, PBS, 1994
- Dirty Pictures, Showtime, 2000
- Specials
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain," American Playhouse, PBS, 1984
- "Pigeon Feathers" (also known as "The Revolt of Mother"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
- "Showdown," Two-Fisted Tales, Fox, 1992
- "Long Shadows," American Playhouse, PBS, 1994
- Siegfried and Roy: The Magic, the Mystery, ABC, 1994
- Other
- Additional photography, Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of GordonParks, HBO, 2000
- Gilmore Girls (series), The WB, 2000
- Other People (pilot), The WB, 2001