Asakazu Nakai

Birthday: Aug 29, 1901 Date of death: Feb 28, 1988

Place of birth: Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, J

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.

Known for

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

8.5

Director of Photography

High and Low

High and Low (1963)

8.32

Director of Photography

Ran

Ran (1985)

8.1

Director of Photography

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

7.9

Director of Photography

Red Beard

Red Beard (1965)

8.1

Director of Photography

Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

8.3

Director of Photography

Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

7.51

Director of Photography

Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala (1975)

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Director of Photography

Movie crew

Ran

Ran (1985)

Director of Photography

Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala (1975)

Director of Photography

Red Beard

Red Beard (1965)

Director of Photography

High and Low

High and Low (1963)

Director of Photography

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood (1957)

Director of Photography

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

Director of Photography

Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

Director of Photography

Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

Director of Photography

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