Nakai in 1952

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.

Selected filmography

References

  1. "中井朝一" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Mainichi Film Concours". IMDb. Retrieved 16 December 2014.


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