Kō Nakahira

Kō Nakahira

Director · Producer · Writer

Tōkyō, Japan
January 3, 1926

Biography

Kō Nakahira (中平康, Nakahira Kō) was a Japanese film director. Born in 1926 in Tokyo, Nakahira directed 34 films between 1956 and 1975.

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Kō Nakahira 1

Representative Works

Summer Heat
Summer Heat
9.0
/ Chinese Simplified
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
6.9
/ Japanese
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
4.9
/ Japanese
The Shadow of Fear
The Shadow of Fear
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
4.0
/ Japanese
Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman
8.5
/ Japanese
The Free Island
The Free Island
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Only on Mondays
Only on Mondays
6.8
/ Japanese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
6.5
/ Japanese
Modern Children
Modern Children
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Diary of a Lady-Killer
Diary of a Lady-Killer
6.5
/ Chinese Simplified
Love and Duty
Love and Duty
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Summer Heat
1968Winner

Best Director

Summer Heat

Crazed Fruit
1956Nominee

Best Director

Crazed Fruit

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl
1972Nominee

Best Director

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl

Career Highlights

The Shadow of Fear
1956Highlight

Best Director

The Shadow of Fear

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer
1973Highlight

Best Director

Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer

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