Robert A. Nakamura
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday5 July 1936
Died11 June 2025 (age 88)
Place of birthVenice, California, USA
Known credits16
Biography
Robert Akira Nakamura (July 5, 1936 – June 11, 2025) was an American filmmaker and teacher, sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of Asian American media". In 1970, he cofounded Visual Communications (VC), the oldest community-based Asian Pacific American media arts organization in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert A. Nakamura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Third Act
2025 · Self
A Song For Ourselves
2009 · Executive Producer
Pilgrimage
2007
Words, Weavings, and Songs
2002 · Executive Producer
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
2002 · Director
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
2001 · Producer
Looking Like the Enemy
1996 · Director
Something Strong Within
1995 · Director
Mississippi Triangle
1984 · Director
Mississippi Triangle
1984 · Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980 · Writer
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980 · Director
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976 · Director
Cruisin' J-Town
1975 · Producer
Chinatown 2-Step
1975 · Producer
Pieces of a Dream
1974 · Director of Photography
To Be Me, Tony Quon
1973 · Producer
Manzanar
1972 · Self - Narrator
Manzanar
1972 · Director
Manzanar
1972 · Writer
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