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ABOUT
Yusuke Sato is a Japanese-American cinematographer based between NY & LA specializing in verité documentaries and capturing real human stories.
contact@yusukesatodp.com
IMDb
CV
Featured Projects
Leap of Faith
Picture House
Dir. Nicholas Ma
DP - Tony Hardmon
Director of Photography
The 1619 Project (Capitalism)
Hulu
Dir. Christine Turner
DP - Jerry Henry
Add’l DP / Camera Operator
Growing Up
Disney+
Dir. Nicole Galovski
DP - Christine Ng
Verité DP / Camera Operator
QB1 Beyond the Lights (S4)
Tubi TV (Netflix Original)
Film 45
DP - Tony Hardmon, Sean McElwee, Alejandro Wilkins
Add’l DP / Camera Operator
The Agreement
United Nations
Dir. Raeshem Nijhon
Director of Photography (NY)
37 Words
Hulu
Dir. Dawn Porter
DP - Bryant Fisher
Camera Operator
Acts of Reperation
Greenhouse Pictures
Dir. Selina Lewis Davidson, Macky Alston
DP - Tony Hardmon
Camera Operator
International Press Freedom Awards
Committee to Protect Journalists
Dir. Alexandra Cuerdo
Director of Photography (NY)
Short-Form / Branded
Get It To Go: Brian Burns
Whistle Sports
Dir. Max Plenke-Hammond, Nicolas Santa
Director of Photography
Black + Iconic Visionaries
BET NAACP Image Awards
Dir. Cherice Hunt
Director of Photography
Mastercard (Series)
Dir. Nicolas Santa
Director of Photography
Verzus x Triller
Dir. Nikki Jackson
Director of Photography
Full-Bodied: Kevin Love
Bleacher Report
Dir. Kyle Lau
Director of Photography
Belvedere: Made with Nature
Prod. Yuxi Liu
Director of Photography
Maille
TDT Agency
Prod. Austin Chang
Director of Photography
@DatingZoe
GO Magazine
Dir. Jess Dunn
Director of Photography
Uber: Moments
Dir. Paul Emerson
Director of Photography
Samsung: Elemental
Dir. kogonada
Director of Photography
Nikon: Until Now
Dir. Emil Kahr
Director of Photography
Filson: Unfailing Goods
Finback Films
Director of Photography
Independent Films
White Now Please
Dir. Kyle Lau
Director of Photography
The Riverside Bench
Dir. Austin Chang
Director of Photography
Wicks
Dir. Vadim Egoul
Director of Photography
Union
ICG Local 600
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA B.A. Art
Palos Verdes Peninsula
あさひ学園
Awards
ICG Emerging Cinematographer Awards 2023
Press
Emerging Cinematographer Awards Celebrate Eight Honorees
by Jaden Thompson
2023
WIP