Asakazu Nakai
Camera · Born 1901-08-29 · age 86 at death · Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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.
Titles
Seven Samurai
Ran
Ikiru
High and Low
Throne of Blood
Dersu Uzala
Red Beard
Stray Dog
I Live in Fear
The End of Summer
One Wonderful Sunday
No Regrets for Our Youth
Girls of the Night
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Dancing Girl
Husband and Wife
The Blue Mountains: Part II
The Lost Alibi
The Blue Mountains: Part I
The Song Lantern
Take Care, Red Riding Hood
Clothes of Deception
The Big Boss
Mr. Pu
I Want to Be a Shellfish
The Blue Beast
Musume to watashi
Shiosai
Judge and Jeopardy
Wakare no uta
Three Women of the North
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
The Daphne
Nichijô no tatakai
All About Marriage
Actress
Yoki na onna
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Battle Troop
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
The Road to the Spring
We Will Remember
Oka wa hanazakari
A Dangerous Hero
Eternity of Love
Hideko the Cheerleader
Escape from Prison
Elegy
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
The Dangerous Kiss
The Brick Factory Girl
Banzuiin Chōbei
The Origin of Twenty Years Old
A Bridge for Two Alone
First Love
The Enchanting Devil
Ujō
Suiren fujin to bara musume