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.
Directed 7
2000s
- 2002
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
Director
1990s
- 1996
Looking Like the Enemy
Director
- 1995
Something Strong Within
Director
1980s
- 1984
Mississippi Triangle
Director
- 1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Director
1970s
- 1976
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Director
- 1972
Manzanar
Director
Produced 6
2000s
- 2009
A Song For Ourselves
Executive Producer
- 2002
Words, Weavings, and Songs
Executive Producer
- 2001
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
Producer
1970s
- 1975
Cruisin' J-Town
Producer
Chinatown 2-Step
Producer
- 1973
To Be Me, Tony Quon
Producer
Wrote 2
1980s
- 1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Writer
1970s
- 1972
Manzanar
Writer
Acted in 1
2000s
- 2007
Pilgrimage
Movie
Sound 1
1980s
- 1984
Mississippi Triangle
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Camera 1
1970s
- 1974
Pieces of a Dream
Director of Photography
Appearances2
2020s
- 2025
1970s
- 1972
Manzanar
Self - Narrator