was one of the most prominent Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 photographers in the first half of the 20th century in Japan

Japan

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As an amateur photographer, he was very energetic in photography groups, such as Naniwa Photography Club and Tampei Photography Club

Tampei Photography Club

The was a group based in Osaka from 1930 until 1941 that promoted avant-garde and, toward the end, socially concerned photography.The group was founded around the photographer Bizan Ueda, among photographers who bought their supplies from the Tampei Pharmacy in Shinsaibashi, Osaka...

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In 1937, he founded Avant-Garde Image Group (Avant-Garde Zoei Shūdan) with Gingo Hanawa (1894-1957), Yoshio Tarui

Yoshio Tarui

was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:*Nihon shashinka jiten / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8....

 and Kōrō Honjō

Koro Honjo

was a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...

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He was good at extremely imaginative, illusionary and surrealistic photography, perfectly using photomontages and color painting on prints. His works such as "Fantasies of the Moon" , "Mode" (1938, , Mōdo) and "Life" (1938, , Seimei) are unique and among the most important works for the history of Japanese photography before WWII.