Camera
Asakazu Nakai
FR, JA, RU cinema · 72 credits
Born
29 August 1901
Died
28 February 1988 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Асакадзу Накаи
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
Filmography
A. K.
as Self
Ran
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Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
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Dersu Uzala
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The Origin of Twenty Years Old
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First Love
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Shiosai
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Wakare no uta
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Take Care, Red Riding Hood
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L'Essayage
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When Love Awakens
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Judge and Jeopardy
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
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Great Incidents
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The Daphne
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Red Beard
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We Will Remember
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
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High and Low
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Apple Blossom Town
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Musume to watashi
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Girls of the Night
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The End of Summer
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Eternity of Love
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The Lost Alibi
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The Blue Beast
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New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
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The Dangerous Kiss
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The Big Boss
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
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The Enchanting Devil
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I Love You
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A Bridge for Two Alone
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All About Marriage
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The Naked General
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Throne of Blood
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A Dangerous Hero
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Ujō
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The Oil-Hell Murder
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I Live in Fear
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The Road to the Spring
Camera Operator
School Girls in Costume
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The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
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Seven Samurai
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Husband and Wife
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Mr. Pu
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Ikiru
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Oka wa hanazakari
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Dancing Girl
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Clothes of Deception
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Elegy
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Who Knows a Woman's Heart
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Freedom School
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Escape from Prison
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The End of the War
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Stray Dog
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The Blue Mountains: Part II
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The Blue Mountains: Part I
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Suiren fujin to bara musume
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One Wonderful Sunday
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Actress
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No Regrets for Our Youth
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陽気な女
1946
Yoki na onna
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煉瓦女工
1946
The Brick Factory Girl
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Three Women of the North
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Nichijô no tatakai
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Battle Troop
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The Song Lantern
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Banzuiin Chōbei
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Hideko the Cheerleader
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乙女橋
1936
Otomebashi
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The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
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