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Asakazu Nakai
Person

Asakazu Nakai

Specialty
Camera
Birth
August 29, 1901 · 86 years
Death
February 28, 1988
Origin
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Technical Alias

Асакадзу Накаи

Professional Trajectory

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.

Registered Filmography