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Hiro Narita

Career

Active from 1979 to 2021, with a break from 2009 to 2018, busiest in 1989 and 1991 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiro Narita Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Roger Rabbit 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Documentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 22
Neil Young - Boarding House 1978
Neil Young - Boarding House 1978 (2024)

Camera Operator

Love Is Love Is Love
Love Is Love Is Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 22

Director of Photography

The Mathematics Of Change
The Mathematics Of Change (2020)

Director of Photography

2010s

1 title
Shadow Stalker
Shadow Stalker (2019)

Director of Photography

2000s

9 titles · average score 46
A Perfect Place
A Perfect Place (2008)

Director of Photography

The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards (2007)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Strange Culture
Strange Culture (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Valley of the Heart's Delight
Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)

Cinematography

Teknolust
Teknolust (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Time Machine
The Time Machine (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

Second Unit Director of Photography

Fortress 2
Fortress 2 (2000)
GoodWatch score 19

Director of Photography

Dirty Pictures
Dirty Pictures (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1990s

18 titles · average score 61
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Shadrach
Shadrach (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

The Arrival
The Arrival (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Gunmen
Gunmen (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

They
They (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Two-Fisted Tales
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Roller Coaster Rabbit
Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

1980s

15 titles · average score 66
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Tummy Trouble
Tummy Trouble (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)

Director of Photography

Pigeon Feathers
Pigeon Feathers (1988)

Director of Photography

No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Fire with Fire
Fire with Fire (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Sylvester
Sylvester (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Blue Yonder
The Blue Yonder (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Prince Jack
Prince Jack (1985)

Director of Photography

Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

The Haunting Passion
The Haunting Passion (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

1970s

5 titles · average score 71
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

Camera Operator

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

More American Graffiti
More American Graffiti (1979)
GoodWatch score 38

Camera Operator

The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

Additional Director of Photography

Journey Through the Past
Journey Through the Past (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

Camera Operator