Asakazu Nakai
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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
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Seven Samurai (1954)
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High and Low (1963)
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Ikiru (1952)
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Ran (1985)
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Throne of Blood (1957)
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Red Beard (1965)
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Dersu Uzala (1975)
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Stray Dog (1949)
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The End of Summer (1961)
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I Live in Fear (1955)
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One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
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No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
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The Blue Beast (1960)
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Girls of the Night (1961)
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
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All About Marriage (1958)
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Mr. Pu (1953)
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Escape from Prison (1950)
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Elegy (1951)
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Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
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Husband and Wife (1953)
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The Blue Mountains: Part I (1949)
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The Song Lantern (1943)
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The Daphne (1966)
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The Enchanting Devil (1959)
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Clothes of Deception (1951)
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Judge and Jeopardy (1968)
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Eternity of Love (1961)
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century (1968)
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The Lost Alibi (1960)
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I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
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Dancing Girl (1951)
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Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
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The Origin of Twenty Years Old (1973)
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Three Women of the North (1945)
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A Bridge for Two Alone (1958)
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Musume to watashi (1962)
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New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)
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Battle Troop (1944)
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The Brick Factory Girl (1946)
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Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
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Wakare no uta (1971)
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The Big Boss (1959)
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A Dangerous Hero (1957)
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The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)
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Shiosai (1971)
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Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970)
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First Love (1972)
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Otomebashi (1936)
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Actress (1947)
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Banzuiin Chōbei (1940)
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Yoki na onna (1946)
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Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)
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The Dangerous Kiss (1960)
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Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
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The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)
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We Will Remember (1965)
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Ujō (1957)
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