Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-08-29 (87 years old)
Deathday
1988-02-28
Place of Birth
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Also known As
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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.
1985
as Self
1949
as Director of Photography
1957
as Director of Photography
1952
as Director of Photography
1985
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1935
as Cinematography
1959
as Cinematography
1961
as Director of Photography
1962
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1968
as Director of Photography
1959
as Cinematography
1957
as Cinematography
1950
as Cinematography
1961
as Cinematography
1954
as Director of Photography
1975
as Director of Photography
1959
as Director of Photography
1965
as Director of Photography
1946
as Director of Photography
1947
as Director of Photography
1955
as Director of Photography
1961
as Director of Photography
1970
as Director of Photography
1940
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
1951
as Director of Photography
1953
as Director of Photography
1943
as Director of Photography
1949
as Director of Photography
1949
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
1973
as Director of Photography
1971
as Director of Photography
1945
as Director of Photography
1935
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director of Photography
1966
as Director of Photography
1958
as Director of Photography
1944
as Director of Photography
1958
as Director of Photography
1947
as Director of Photography
1964
as Director of Photography
1953
as Director of Photography
1951
as Director of Photography
1946
as Director of Photography
1968
as Director of Photography
1944
as Director of Photography
1960
as Cinematography
1951
as Cinematography
1951
as Cinematography
1940
as Cinematography
1972
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
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