Shōji Ueda

Japanese cinematographer (1938-2025)
Person human Q2815117
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Shōji Ueda

Summary

Shōji Ueda is a human[1]. His place of birth was Funabashi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. He died in Yokohama[4]. He died on January 16, 2025[5]. He worked as a cinematographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Funabashi[2], Shōji Ueda…
  • Shōji Ueda died in Yokohama[4].
  • Shōji Ueda was born on January 1, 1938[3].
  • Shōji Ueda died on January 16, 2025[5].
  • Shōji Ueda held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Shōji Ueda worked as a cinematographer[6].
  • Shōji Ueda's field of work was film[9].
  • Shōji Ueda's field of work was cinematography[10].
  • Shōji Ueda is recorded as male[11].
  • Shōji Ueda's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[13].
  • Shōji Ueda's family name is recorded as Ueda[14].
  • Shōji Ueda's given name is recorded as Masaharu[15].
  • Shōji Ueda's given name is recorded as Shōji[16].
  • Shōji Ueda's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Shōji Ueda's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Cinematography[18].
  • Shōji Ueda's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Shōji Ueda's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '上田正治'}[20].
  • Shōji Ueda's name in kana is recorded as うえだ しょうじ[21].

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Origins and Family

Shōji Ueda's place of birth was Funabashi[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3].

Career and Affiliations

Shōji Ueda worked as a cinematographer[6]. Fields of work include film[9] and cinematography[10], an academic major[22].

Death and Burial

Shōji Ueda died on January 16, 2025[5]. He passed away in Yokohama[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[13].

Why It Matters

Shōji Ueda ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Shōji Ueda born?

Born in Funabashi[2], Shōji Ueda…

Where did Shōji Ueda die?

Shōji Ueda died in Yokohama[4].

What did Shōji Ueda do for work?

Shōji Ueda worked as cinematographer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . sankei.com. Retrieved . sankei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . hokkaido-np.co.jp. Retrieved . hokkaido-np.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . hokkaido-np.co.jp. Retrieved . hokkaido-np.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . KINENOTE movie database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . sankei.com. Retrieved . sankei.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
    Library of congress authority id no2017042477
    Place of birth Funabashi
    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
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