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Asakazu Nakai

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 29, 1901(86)

Day of Death

February 28, 1988

Place of Birth

Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Asakazu Nakai

Camera

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

Filmography