Fumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi worked in sound for Japanese cinema during the mid-20th century. Born on September 29, 1917 in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Yanoguchi contributed to several films as a sound recordist and sound designer.
Biography
Fumio Yanoguchi worked in sound for Japanese cinema during the mid-20th century. Born on September 29, 1917 in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Yanoguchi contributed to several films as a sound recordist and sound designer. Among his credits are Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954) and Stray Dog (1949), where Yanoguchi handled sound design and recording duties. Yanoguchi also worked on Kurosawa’s later films Kagemusha (1980) and Dodes'ka-den (1970), serving as sound recordist on both projects.
Beyond Kurosawa’s films, Yanoguchi’s filmography includes High and Low (1963) as sound designer and The Last Swordsman (1974) as sound recordist. Yanoguchi’s work extended to lighter commercial projects such as Playboy President: Part II (1961) and Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958), where Yano…
