Robert A. Nakamura
Known for
Directing
Born
July 5, 1936
Birthplace
Venice, California, USA
Died
June 11, 2025 (aged 88)
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.
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Best known work
Manzanar
1972
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
2002
Looking Like the Enemy
1996
Mississippi Triangle
1984
Cruisin' J-Town
1975
Pilgrimage
2007
Third Act
2025
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
Something Strong Within
1995Filmography
2025
Third Actas Self
2009
A Song For OurselvesExecutive Producer
2007
2002
Words, Weavings, and SongsExecutive Producer
2002
2001
1996
Looking Like the EnemyDirector
1995
Something Strong WithinDirector
1984
Mississippi TriangleDirector, Additional Sound Re-Recordist
1980
Hito Hata: Raise the BannerWriter, Director
1976
Wataridori: Birds of PassageDirector
1975
Cruisin' J-TownProducer
1975
Chinatown 2-StepProducer
1974
Pieces of a DreamDirector of Photography
1973
To Be Me, Tony QuonProducer
1972
Manzanaras Self - Narrator, Director, Writer