Asakazu Nakai

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1901-08-29

Deathday 1988-02-28 (86 years old)

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.

Known For

Camera

1985
Ran

as Director of Photography

1976
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

as Director of Photography

1975
Dersu Uzala

as Director of Photography

1973
Nijūsai no genten

as Director of Photography

1971
Shiosai

as Director of Photography

1971
Wakare no uta

as Director of Photography

1970
Take Care, Red Riding Hood

as Director of Photography

1968
Judge and Jeopardy

as Director of Photography

1968
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

as Director of Photography

1966
The Daphne

as Director of Photography

1965
Red Beard

as Director of Photography

1964
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

as Director of Photography

1963
High and Low

as Director of Photography

1962
Musume to watashi

as Director of Photography

1961
Girls of the Night

as Director of Photography

1961
The End of Summer

as Director of Photography

1960
The Lost Alibi

as Director of Photography

1960
The Blue Beast

as Director of Photography

1959
The Big Boss

as Director of Photography

1958
Futari dake no hashi

as Director of Photography

1958
All About Marriage

as Director of Photography

1957
Throne of Blood

as Director of Photography

1955
I Live in Fear

as Director of Photography

1954
Seven Samurai

as Director of Photography

1953
Husband and Wife

as Director of Photography

1953
Mr. Pu

as Director of Photography

1952
Ikiru

as Director of Photography

1951
Dancing Girl

as Director of Photography

1951
Clothes of Deception

as Director of Photography

1949
Stray Dog

as Director of Photography

1949
The Blue Mountains: Part I

as Director of Photography

1949
The Blue Mountains: Part II

as Director of Photography

1947
One Wonderful Sunday

as Director of Photography

1947
Actress

as Director of Photography

1946
No Regrets for Our Youth

as Director of Photography

1946
Yoki na onna

as Director of Photography

1945
Three Women of the North

as Director of Photography

1944
Nichijô no tatakai

as Director of Photography

1944
Battle Troop

as Director of Photography

1943
The Song Lantern

as Director of Photography

1940
Banzuiin Chōbei

as Director of Photography

Crew

1961
Wakarete ikiru toki mo

as Cinematography

1960
The Dangerous Kiss

as Cinematography

1959
The Enchanting Devil

as Cinematography

1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Cinematography

1957
A Dangerous Hero

as Cinematography

1951
Who Knows a Woman's Heart

as Cinematography

1951
Elegy

as Cinematography

1950
Escape from Prison

as Cinematography

1940
Hideko the Cheerleader

as Cinematography

Actor

1985
A. K.

as Self