Desmond Nakano

Desmond Nakano (born 1953) is an American screenwriter and film director. 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.

Desmond Nakano
Nakano in 1980
Born1953 (age 68–69)
United States
OccupationScreenwriter, film director
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)Candice Carella (m. 2006)
Children2
Parent(s)Lane Nakano

Filmography

Films
YearFilmCreditNotes
1979 Boulevard Nights Written By
1984 Body Rock Screenplay By, Story By, Associate Director Co-Wrote Story with Kimberly Lynn White
1986 Black Moon Rising Screenplay By Co-Wrote Screenplay with "John Carpenter" and "William Gray"
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Screenplay By Based on the Novel by "Hubert Selby Jr."
1992 American Me Screenplay By Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Floyd Mutrux"
1995 White Man's Burden Written By, Directed By
2007 American Pastime Written By, Directed By Co-Wrote Screenplay with Tony Kayden
2018 Three Days in the Hole" Written By Co-Wrote with "Candice Carella"

References
  1. Wilmington, Michael (Dec 1, 1995). "Reversal of Fortune Drives 'Heady' Burden". Chicago Tribune. p. 7D.
  2. 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". Los Angeles Times. p. E8.
  3. Canby, Vincent (May 2, 1990). "Review/Film; A Brutal, Elegiac Last Exit, Unrelieved by Hope". The New York Times. p. C15.
  4. Turan, Kenneth (March 13, 1992). "Movie Review; American Me Delivers". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.

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