Desmond Nakano
| Desmond Nakano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1953 (age 61–62) United States |
| Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter, Film score composer, Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Desmond Nakano (born in 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, film score composer, and actor. He is Sansei, or third-generation Japanese American. He directed the feature films, White Man's Burden (1995)[1] and American Pastime (2007).[2] His writing credits include the screenplays for the dramatic feature films Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989),[3] American Me (1992),[4] White Man's Burden, and American Pastime.
References
- ↑ Wilmington, Michael (Dec 1, 1995). "Reversal of Fortune Drives 'Heady' Burden". Chicago Tribune. p. 7D.
- ↑ Wallace, Bruce (May 13, 2007). "Movies; Barracks and Baseball in the Utah Desert; In American Pastime, West Coast Japanese Interned During World War II Take to the Field in a Struggle for Dignity". The Los Angeles Times. p. E8.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (May 2, 1990). "Review/Film; A Brutal, Elegiac Last Exit, Unrelieved by Hope". The New York Times. p. C15.
- ↑ Turan, Kenneth (March 13, 1992). "Movie Review; American Me Delivers". The Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
External links
- Desmond Nakano at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview by Bruce Dancis about "American Pastime" on PopMatters site
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