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Asakazu Nakai

Career

Active from 1935 to 1985, busiest in 1951 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
GoodWatch score94/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Asakazu Nakai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Masterful Direction 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 91
Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

1970s

7 titles · average score 79
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)

Director of Photography

Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Origin of Twenty Years Old
The Origin of Twenty Years Old (1973)

Director of Photography

First Love
First Love (1972)

Director of Photography

Shiosai
Shiosai (1971)

Director of Photography

Wakare no uta
Wakare no uta (1971)

Director of Photography

Take Care, Red Riding Hood
Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

19 titles · average score 75
Judge and Jeopardy
Judge and Jeopardy (1968)

Director of Photography

The Daphne
The Daphne (1966)

Director of Photography

Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

We Will Remember
We Will Remember (1965)

Director of Photography

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

Musume to watashi
Musume to watashi (1962)

Director of Photography

The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

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Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

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The Lost Alibi
The Lost Alibi (1960)

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The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast (1960)

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The Dangerous Kiss
The Dangerous Kiss (1960)

Director of Photography

1950s

27 titles · average score 83
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

Director of Photography

The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1959)

Director of Photography

All About Marriage
All About Marriage (1958)

Director of Photography

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

Director of Photography

Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu (1953)

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Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1951)

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Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception (1951)

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Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)

Director of Photography

1940s

15 titles · average score 78
Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

The Blue Mountains: Part II
The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)

Director of Photography

The Blue Mountains: Part I
The Blue Mountains: Part I (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Actress
Actress (1947)

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No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Brick Factory Girl
The Brick Factory Girl (1946)

Director of Photography

Yoki na onna
Yoki na onna (1946)

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Three Women of the North
Three Women of the North (1945)

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Battle Troop
Battle Troop (1944)

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The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Hideko the Cheerleader
Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)

Director of Photography

1930s

2 titles
Otomebashi
Otomebashi (1936)

Director of Photography

The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)

Director of Photography