---
title: 'Asakazu Nakai'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'camera operator'
  - 'cinematographer'
born: '1901-08-29'
died: '1988-02-28'
birthplace: 'Kobe'
films_in_library: 15
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '9.50/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/asakazu-nakai'
updated: '2026-07-31'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asakazu_Nakai'
wikidata: 'Q2329908'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Asakazu Nakai

camera operator, cinematographer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1985 · [Ran](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ran-1985) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [Dersu Uzala](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dersu-uzala-1975) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Red Beard](https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-beard-1965) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [High and Low](https://cinepixo.com/movies/high-and-low-1963) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The End of Summer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-end-of-summer-1961) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Girls of the Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/girls-of-the-night-1961) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Throne of Blood](https://cinepixo.com/movies/throne-of-blood-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [I Live in Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-live-in-fear-1955) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Seven Samurai](https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-samurai-1954) — Director of Photography · **9.5/10** from 1 review
- 1952 · [Ikiru](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ikiru-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Clothes of Deception](https://cinepixo.com/movies/clothes-of-deception-1951) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Stray Dog](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stray-dog-1949) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Aoi sanmyaku](https://cinepixo.com/movies/aoi-sanmyaku-1949) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [One Wonderful Sunday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/one-wonderful-sunday-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [No Regrets for Our Youth](https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-regrets-for-our-youth-1946) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **9.50/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **9.5/10** — [A Village Worth Three and a Half Hours](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/a-village-worth-three-and-a-half-hours) on *Seven Samurai* by Marcus Reid, 2026-08-14

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/asakazu-nakai
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.