Kohei Ezaki

Painting by Kohei Ezaki of the main landing by the 144th Infantry Regiment, South Seas Detachment during the Battle of Guam (1941)

Kohei Ezaki (江崎 孝坪, Ezaki Kōhei, real given name 孝平, 15 June 1904 – 27 June 1963) was a Japanese Nihonga painter from Takatō, Nagano.[1][2] He was a pupil of Seison Maeda.[2]

Ezaki was also engaged in films as an art director and costume designer.[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work in Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai (1954).

  1. ^ 江崎孝坪. kotobank (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c 江崎孝坪 (in Japanese). The City of Ina. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.