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Asakazu Nakai

Name in Native Language: "中井朝一" (Japanese/JA)
Cinematographer / Camera Operator | * 08/29/1901 († 86, 02/28/1988) | Kobe (Japan)
Asakazu Nakai (中井朝一, Nakai Asakazu, 29 August 1901 – 28 February 1988) was a Japanese cinematographer born in Hyōgo Prefecture. He worked on several films with director Akira Kurosawa. In 1950, he won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography for Stray Dog. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Ran (1985), being the oldest nominee ever in that category. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterp ...

Ran

R

1985 | 4.1/5 | 2h 40min
Action, Drama, History
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A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted over whether he should pay the ransom. ...

High and Low

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1963 | 4.2/5 | 2h 22min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend ...

Seven Samurai

NR

1954 | 4.3/5 | 3h 27min
Action, Drama
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A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for ...

Stray Dog

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1949 | 3.7/5 | 2h 2min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Asakazu Nakai

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Asakazu Nakai as Actor(1)

as himself1985 A. K.

Movies with Asakazu Nakai as Crew(41)

Camera/Director of Photography1985 Ran
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Dersu Uzala
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Wakare no uta
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Take Care, Red Riding Hood
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Red Beard
Camera/Director of Photography1964 The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Camera/Director of Photography1963 High and Low
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The End of Summer
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Girls of the Night
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Blue Beast
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Lost Alibi
Crew/Cinematography1960 The Dangerous Kiss
Crew/Cinematography1959 I Want to Be a Shellfish
Camera/Director of Photography1959 The Big Boss
Camera/Director of Photography1958 All About Marriage
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Throne of Blood
Camera/Director of Photography1955 I Live in Fear
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Seven Samurai
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Mr. Pu
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Husband and Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Ikiru
Crew/Cinematography1951 Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Dancing Girl
Crew/Cinematography1951 Elegy
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Clothes of Deception
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Blue Mountains: Part I
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Stray Dog
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Blue Mountains: Part II
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Actress
Camera/Director of Photography1947 One Wonderful Sunday
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Yoki na onna
Camera/Director of Photography1946 No Regrets for Our Youth
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Three Women of the North
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Battle Troop
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Nichijô no tatakai
Camera/Director of Photography1943 The Song Lantern
Crew/Cinematography1940 Hideko the Cheerleader
Camera/Director of Photography1935 The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
Crew/Cinematography1935 The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 08/29 1901 (August) in Kobe (Japan)
Died: Sunday, 02/28 1988 (February) (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Asakazu Nakai (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"中井朝一"
"なかい あさかず" (Kana/Japanese)
Asakazu Nakai frequently works together with these people:
Akira Kurosawa (33x, Crew)
Takashi Shimura (12x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (10x, Actor)
Sachio Sakai (10x, Actor)
Eiko Miyoshi (9x, Actress)
Hisashi Shimonaga (9x, Crew)
Sanezumi Fujimoto (9x, Crew)
Hideo Oguni (9x, Crew)
Sōjirō Motoki (9x, Crew)
Yoshirô Muraki (9x, Crew)
Kamatari Fujiwara (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:251936, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024