Robert A. Nakamura
1936 - 2025 (age 88) • Directing
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.
Known For
Manzanar
65%
Self - Narrator
1972
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
80%
Director
2002
Looking Like the Enemy
70%
Director
1996
Mississippi Triangle
70%
Director
1984
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
90%
Director
1976
Cruisin' J-Town
60%
Producer
1975
Third Act
Self
2025
A Song For Ourselves
Executive Producer
2009
Third Act
Self
2025
A Song For Ourselves
Executive Producer
2009
Pilgrimage
2007
Words, Weavings, and Songs
Executive Producer
2002
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
80%
Director
2002
Looking Like the Enemy
70%
Director
1996
Something Strong Within
Director
1995
Mississippi Triangle
70%
Director
1984
Mississippi Triangle
70%
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
1984
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Writer
1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Director
1980
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
90%
Director
1976
Chinatown 2-Step
Producer
1975
Cruisin' J-Town
60%
Producer
1975
Pieces of a Dream
Director of Photography
1974
To Be Me, Tony Quon
Producer
1973
Manzanar
65%
Self - Narrator
1972
Manzanar
65%
Director
1972
Manzanar
65%
Writer
1972