Asakazu Nakai
Camera · Director of Photography · Camera Operator
Born Aug 29, 1901 · Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1935–1988
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.
Filmography
Seven Samurai (1954) — Director of PhotographyRan (1985) — Director of PhotographyIkiru (1952) — Director of PhotographyHigh and Low (1963) — Director of PhotographyThrone of Blood (1957) — Director of PhotographyDersu Uzala (1975) — Director of PhotographyRed Beard (1965) — Director of PhotographyStray Dog (1949) — Director of PhotographyThe End of Summer (1961) — Director of PhotographyI Live in Fear (1955) — Director of PhotographyOne Wonderful Sunday (1947) — Director of PhotographyNo Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — Director of PhotographyI Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) — Director of PhotographyMusume to watashi (1962) — Director of PhotographyThree Women of the North (1945) — Director of PhotographyLove and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976) — Director of PhotographyThe Daphne (1966) — Director of PhotographyAll About Marriage (1958) — Director of PhotographyKonto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century (1968) — Director of PhotographyBattle Troop (1944) — Director of PhotographyWe Will Remember (1965) — Director of PhotographyEscape from Prison (1950) — Director of PhotographyWho Knows a Woman's Heart (1951) — Director of PhotographyThe Dangerous Kiss (1960) — Director of Photography