11 Facts About Emiko Omori

One of the first camerawomen to work in news documentaries, Omori began her career at KQED in San Francisco in 1968.

The youngest of three sisters, Emiko Omori was born in California to parents of Japanese descent.

Emiko Omori later said of her childhood and young adult years:.

Emiko Omori studied film at San Francisco State University, graduating in 1967.

Emiko Omori began her career in 1968 at KQED in San Francisco working on the station's newly launched program Newsroom and became one of the first camerawomen to work in news documentaries.

Emiko Omori started off as an editor but after two weeks began filming for the show.

Emiko Omori became a freelance cinematographer in the 1970s and worked on several documentaries on aspects of African-American culture.

Emiko Omori first met tattoo artist Ed Hardy in 1974 when she visited Tattoo City, his original San Francisco studio, and received a small tattoo.

Emiko Omori began filming Hardy at work over the next several years.

Emiko Omori co-produced and wrote the 2002 PBS television documentary Skin Stories which explored the cultural significance of tattooing in Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, San Diego and Los Angeles.

The one-hour film, Hot Summer Winds, which Emiko Omori both wrote and directed, was based on two short stories by Hisaye Yamamoto and was the first time any of Yamamoto's work had been adapted for the screen.