Asakazu Nakai

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-08-29 (87 years old)

Deathday

1988-02-28

Place of Birth

Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Asakazu Nakai

Biography

Asakazu Nakai (Japanese: 中井朝一; August 29, 1901 – February 28, 1988) was a Japanese cinematographer, born in Kobe. He worked on a dozen films with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the film Ran (1985). In 1950 he won the award for Best Cinematography at the Mainichi Film Concours for Stray Dog.

Acting

1985

A. K.

as Self

Production

1949

Stray Dog

as Director of Photography

1957

Throne of Blood

as Director of Photography

1952

Ikiru

as Director of Photography

1985

Ran

as Director of Photography

1963

High and Low

as Director of Photography

1959

The Enchanting Devil

as Cinematography

1961

Girls of the Night

as Director of Photography

1962

Musume to watashi

as Director of Photography

1971

Shiosai

as Director of Photography

1968

Judge and Jeopardy

as Director of Photography

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Cinematography

1957

A Dangerous Hero

as Cinematography

1950

Escape from Prison

as Cinematography

1961

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

as Cinematography

1954

Seven Samurai

as Director of Photography

1975

Dersu Uzala

as Director of Photography

1959

The Big Boss

as Director of Photography

1965

Red Beard

as Director of Photography

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

as Director of Photography

1947

One Wonderful Sunday

as Director of Photography

1955

I Live in Fear

as Director of Photography

1961

The End of Summer

as Director of Photography

1970

Take Care, Red Riding Hood

as Director of Photography

1940

Banzuiin Chōbei

as Director of Photography

1960

The Lost Alibi

as Director of Photography

1951

Dancing Girl

as Director of Photography

1953

Husband and Wife

as Director of Photography

1943

The Song Lantern

as Director of Photography

1949

The Blue Mountains: Part I

as Director of Photography

1949

The Blue Mountains: Part II

as Director of Photography

1960

The Blue Beast

as Director of Photography

1973

Nijūsai no genten

as Director of Photography

1971

Wakare no uta

as Director of Photography

1945

Three Women of the North

as Director of Photography

1976

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

as Director of Photography

1966

The Daphne

as Director of Photography

1958

A Bridge for Two Alone

as Director of Photography

1944

Nichijô no tatakai

as Director of Photography

1958

All About Marriage

as Director of Photography

1947

Actress

as Director of Photography

1964

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

as Director of Photography

1953

Mr. Pu

as Director of Photography

1951

Clothes of Deception

as Director of Photography

1946

Yoki na onna

as Director of Photography

1968

Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

as Director of Photography

1944

Battle Troop

as Director of Photography

1960

The Dangerous Kiss

as Cinematography

1951

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

as Cinematography

1951

Elegy

as Cinematography

1940

Hideko the Cheerleader

as Cinematography

1972

First Love

as Director of Photography

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