[3] He worked for film directors such as Shirō Toyoda, Heinosuke Gosho, Mikio Naruse, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, and Kajirō Yamamoto.

[6] In an article he later contributed to the publication of the Japan Film Photographers Club (modeled on the American Society of Cinematographers),[4] Miura emphasised the importance of lighting and tones in camerawork.

[8] He worked on Gosho's films, from Dispersed Clouds to Where Chimneys Are Seen,[3] after which the company disbanded.

[1][2] The Japan Film Photographers Club initiated the Mitsuo Miura Award for new cinematographers in his memory.

[4] In their 1959 book The Japanese Film – Art & Industry, Donald Richie and Joseph L. Anderson titled Miura "one of Japan's best cameramen.