Asakazu Nakai

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.

Cast

A. K.

Self

Crew

Stray Dog

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Throne of Blood

Director of Photography

Ikiru

Director of Photography

Ran

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High and Low

Director of Photography

The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers

Cinematography, Director of Photography

The Enchanting Devil

Cinematography

Girls of the Night

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Musume to watashi

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Shiosai

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Judge and Jeopardy

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I Want to Be a Shellfish

Cinematography

A Dangerous Hero

Cinematography

Escape from Prison

Cinematography

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Cinematography

Seven Samurai

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Dersu Uzala

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The Big Boss

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Red Beard

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No Regrets for Our Youth

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One Wonderful Sunday

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I Live in Fear

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The End of Summer

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Take Care, Red Riding Hood

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Banzuiin Chōbei

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The Lost Alibi

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Dancing Girl

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Husband and Wife

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The Song Lantern

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The Blue Mountains: Part I

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The Blue Mountains: Part II

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The Blue Beast

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The Origin of Twenty Years Old

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Wakare no uta

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Three Women of the North

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Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

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The Daphne

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A Bridge for Two Alone

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Nichijô no tatakai

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All About Marriage

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Actress

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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

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Mr. Pu

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Clothes of Deception

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Yoki na onna

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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century

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Battle Troop

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The Dangerous Kiss

Cinematography

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

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Elegy

Cinematography

Hideko the Cheerleader

Cinematography

First Love

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New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

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The Road to the Spring

Camera Operator

Otomebashi

Cinematography

We Will Remember

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