Robert A. Nakamura
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1936-07-05 · Venice, California, USA
- Died
- 2025-06-11
Known for
- Manzanar (1972) — Self - Narrator
- Third Act (2025) — Self
- Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976) — Director
- Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray (2002) — Director
- Looking Like the Enemy (1996) — Director
- Mississippi Triangle (1984) — Director
- Cruisin' J-Town (1975) — Producer
- Pilgrimage (2007)
- Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980) — Writer
- Something Strong Within (1995) — Director
- A Song For Ourselves (2009) — Executive Producer
- Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto (2001) — Producer
- Chinatown 2-Step (1975) — Producer
- To Be Me, Tony Quon (1973) — Producer
- Pieces of a Dream (1974) — Director of Photography
- Words, Weavings, and Songs (2002) — Executive Producer