Robert A. Nakamura
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1936, Venice, California, USA
- Died
- June 11, 2025
- Movies
- 14
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 Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Third Act | Self |
| 2007 | Pilgrimage | |
| 1972 | Manzanar | Self - Narrator |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2002 | Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray | Director |
| 2001 | Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto | Producer |
| 1996 | Looking Like the Enemy | Director |
| 1995 | Something Strong Within | Director |
| 1984 | Mississippi Triangle | Director |
| 1980 | Hito Hata: Raise the Banner | Writer, Director |
| 1976 | Wataridori: Birds of Passage | Director |
| 1975 | Cruisin' J-Town | Producer |
| 1975 | Chinatown 2-Step | Producer |
| 1973 | To Be Me, Tony Quon | Producer |
| 1972 | Manzanar | Director, Writer |
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