Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Camera

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1901-08-29

  • Day of Death

    1988-02-28 (86 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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

Acting

Crew