Jaroslav Kučera (6 August 1929 – 11 January 1991)[1] was a Czech cinematographer.
He frequently worked with directors Vojtěch Jasný, Karel Kachyňa and his wife Věra Chytilová.
He received Technical Grand Prize at Cannes film festival for The Cassandra Cat.
Martin Frič called him "the most extraordinary cameraman this country [Czechoslovakia] has ever had.
Their daughter Tereza Kučerová (born 1964) is an art director.