文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

西本正

大字係領域(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

Nishimoto Tadashi

1921年–1997年

領域:藝術家

繁體中文

西本正,日本人,1921年生於九州福岡縣筑紫野市,自幼父母雙亡,隨胞姊夫婦到滿洲生活。1941年,他考進滿洲映畫協會當攝影學徒,與同期的中國攝影師馬守清被派往日本映畫學校深造,跟隨碧川道夫、谷川徹三等名師學習。中日戰爭結束後,他自願隨隊遠赴東北,卻被身為共產黨員的馬守清勸回日本。1948年加入新東寶公司,當過三村明、渡邊孝、河崎喜久三與安本淳的助手。據聞,谷口千吉導演的反戰片《黎明的脫走》(1950)最後一場沙地狂奔,以及彩色闊銀幕大作《明治天皇與日俄大戰》(1957)的標準版,皆由他掌鏡。1956年,他在田口哲導演的《鐵血之魂》中正式升任攝影師。翌年,他被新東寶董事長服部知祥推薦到邵氏父子有限公司拍攝伊士曼彩色片《異國情鴛》(1958)與黑白片《神秘美人》(1957),並一度用中文藝名倪夢東。回國後,他獲「恐怖大師」中川信夫的賞識,先後拍攝《亡靈怪貓屋敷》(1958)、《東海道四谷怪談》(1959)等片,大獲好評。正當事業如日中天之際,他獲邵氏兄弟(香港)有限公司以重金邀請來港,以中文名賀蘭山為李翰祥拍攝大型宮闈電影《楊貴妃》(1962)與《武則天》(1963)。《楊貴妃》榮獲第15屆法國康城電影節優秀技術獎,以表揚其內景彩色攝影的成就;由他從日本帶來的兩台東寶闊銀幕攝影機拍成的《武則天》,亦被譽為邵氏片廠式電影的最高峰成就。他亦曾憑《梁山伯與祝英台》(1963)、《藍與黑》(1966)等電影獲得亞洲電影節最佳彩色攝影獎。至1970年離開邵氏為止,他還拍攝《妲己》(1964)、《寶蓮燈》(1965)、《大醉俠》(1966)等電影。1965年,他受邵逸夫與鄒文懷之託,介紹井上梅次來港執導;同時以團長身分率領徐增宏、吳家驤、華山、桂治洪、陳芬等十多位邵氏員工遠赴日本考察。七十年代初期他自組東港公司,拍攝今村昌平編劇的《勾魂艷鬼》(1974),又創辦香港電影特技公司,專門代拍特技鏡頭。期間,他為嘉禾電影(香港)有限公司出品的《猛龍過江》(1972)與《鬼馬雙星》(1974)再度當上攝影師;最後一部作品為邵氏出品的《中國超人》(1975)。他在香港參與拍攝的電影逾四十部,當中邵氏出品佔三十多部。曾跟隨他學習的包括華山、劉觀偉、藍乃才與鮑學禮等。1977年,他獲日本電影電視技術協會頒發增谷獎,以表揚其對香港電影技術發展的貢獻。

English

Tadashi Nishimoto was born in Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan, in 1921. Orphaned young, he moved with his sister's family to Manchuria, and in 1941 joined the Manchuria Motion Picture Association as a camera apprentice, later being sent to a Japanese film school. After the war he joined Shintoho and worked his way up from assistant to director of photography, rising to that role in 1956. Recommended by Shintoho, he shot films for Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong under the Chinese name Ni Meng-tung, including The Lady of Mystery (1957). Returning to Japan, he photographed acclaimed horror films such as Black Cat Mansion (1958) and The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959). Shaw Brothers then invited him back, as He Lanshan, to lens Li Han-hsiang's lavish court productions The Magnificent Concubine (1962) and Empress Wu (1963); the former won a technical grand prize at the 15th Cannes Film Festival. He also won Best Colour Cinematography at the Asian Film Festival for The Love Eterne (1963) and The Blue and the Black (1966), and photographed Come Drink with Me (1966). Staying at Shaw until 1970, he shot more than thirty of its productions and in 1965 helped bring director Umetsugu Inoue to Hong Kong. In the early 1970s he formed his own company, shooting The Way of the Dragon (1972) and Games Gamblers Play (1974) for Golden Harvest. His last film was The Super Inframan (1975). In 1977 he received the Masutani Award from the Japan Film and Television Technology Association.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

攝影師

年期Active period

1921年–1997年

代表作Notable works

《黎明的脫走》《明治天皇與日俄大戰》《鐵血之魂》《異國情鴛》《神秘美人》《亡靈怪貓屋敷》

獎項及榮譽Awards & honours

第15屆康城影展優秀技術獎(《楊貴妃》,1962)、亞洲電影節最佳彩色攝影獎、日本電影電視技術協會增谷獎(1977)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

1962

為李翰祥宮闈片《楊貴妃》掌鏡,影片獲第15屆康城影展優秀技術獎。

Photographed Li Han-hsiang's The Magnificent Concubine, which won a technical grand prize at the 15th Cannes Film Festival.

1963

憑《梁山伯與祝英台》獲亞洲電影節最佳彩色攝影獎。

Won Best Colour Cinematography at the Asian Film Festival for The Love Eterne.

1977

獲日本電影電視技術協會頒發增谷獎,表揚其對電影技術的貢獻。

Received the Masutani Award from the Japan Film and Television Technology Association for his technical contributions.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

西本正把日本的彩色攝影與闊銀幕技術帶到邵氏,《楊貴妃》奪得康城影展優秀技術獎,《武則天》被視為邵氏片廠製作的高峰。他在港參與逾四十部電影,並培育華山、劉觀偉、藍乃才、鮑學禮等攝影與特技人才,對香港電影技術水平的提升影響深遠。

English

Nishimoto carried Japanese colour cinematography and widescreen techniques to Shaw Brothers, where The Magnificent Concubine won a technical prize at Cannes and Empress Wu was regarded as a peak of the studio's factory-style production. Working on more than forty films in Hong Kong, he trained cinematographers and effects specialists such as Wa Shan, Lau Koon-wai, Nam Nai-choi and Pao Hsueh-li, leaving a lasting mark on the technical standards of Hong Kong cinema.

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