
Directing
Robert A. Nakamura
5 July 1936† 11 June 2025 (aged 88) Venice, California, USA
- Directed
- 7
- Written
- 2
- Produced
- 4
- Movies
- 3
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.
Known For
- 2025
- Third Act · Film
- 2009
- A Song For Ourselves · Film · Executive Producer
- 2007
- Pilgrimage · Film
- 2002
- Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray · Film · Director
- Words, Weavings, and Songs · Film · Executive Producer
- 2001
- Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto · Film · Producer
- 1996
- Looking Like the Enemy · Film · Director
- 1995
- Something Strong Within · Film · Director
- 1984
- Mississippi Triangle · Film · Director
- 1980
- Hito Hata: Raise the Banner · Film · Writer
- 1976
- Wataridori: Birds of Passage · Film · Director
- 1975
- Cruisin' J-Town · Film · Producer
- Chinatown 2-Step · Film · Producer
- 1974
- Pieces of a Dream · Film · Director of Photography
- 1973
- To Be Me, Tony Quon · Film · Producer
- 1972












