Background
Nakamura was born in Venice, California to an Issei father and Nisei mother.
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Nakamura was born in Venice, California to an Issei father and Nisei mother.
He is a graduate of Art Center College of Design (Bachelor, 1966) and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television (Master of Fine Arts, 1975).
He left a successful career in photojournalism and advertising photography to become one of the first to explore, interpret and present the experiences of Japanese Americans in film.