Sally Larsen
Eikoh Hosoe
PhotographerKnown for:
Barakei (1963) and collaboration with Yukio Mishima
Education:
Tokyo Junior College of Photography (now Tokyo Polytechnic University, 1954)
Eikoh Hosoe co-founded the Vivo collective in Tokyo in 1959 and developed a photographic practice of psychological intensity informed by Shinto ritual and postwar Japanese culture. His collaboration with the novelist Yukio Mishima produced Barakei (Ordeal by Roses, 1963), an exploration of the male body and Japanese militarism. He taught at the Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics for decades and was central to the internationalization of Japanese photography.
Eikoh Hosoe's Gear List(1)
Nikon
Connection note
Hosoe used Nikon cameras for his collaborative work with Yukio Mishima on "Barakei" (1963). His camera choices are documented in accounts of the Vivo collective and in exhibition materials.
Product description
Introduced in 1959, the Nikon F was Japan's first professional 35mm SLR. Its rugged construction, interchangeable viewfinders, and the F-mount lens system made it the predominant camera in photojournalism and war photography through the 1970s.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
