Asakazu Nakai (中井朝一, Nakai Asakazu, 29 August 1901 – 28 February 1988) was a Japanese cinematographer born in Hyōgo Prefecture. He worked on several films with director Akira Kurosawa.[1] In 1950, he won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography for Stray Dog.[2] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Ran (1985), being the oldest nominee ever in that category.[citation needed]
Selected filmography edit
- 1943: The Song Lantern
- 1949: Stray Dog
- 1954: Seven Samurai
- 1957: Throne of Blood
- 1961: The End of Summer
- 1963: High and Low
- 1965: Red Beard
- 1975: Dersu Uzala
- 1985: Ran
References edit
- ^ "中井朝一" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Mainichi Film Concours". IMDb. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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