Robert A. Nakamura
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1936
- Died
- June 11, 2025
- Birthplace
- Venice, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Third Act 2025
as Self
A Song For Ourselves 2009
Executive Producer
Pilgrimage 2007
Actor
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, Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner 1980
Writer, Director
Wataridori: Birds of Passage 1976
Director
Chinatown 2-Step 1975
Producer
Cruisin' J-Town 1975
Producer
Pieces of a Dream 1974
Director of Photography
To Be Me, Tony Quon 1973
Producer
Manzanar 1972
as Self - Narrator, Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.