Hiroshi Nakajima


 * Not to be confused with Hiroshi Takajima.

Hiroshi Nakajima (Nakajima Hiroshi) was a Japanese-American film director and producer known for co-founding Central Pictures in 1930. He worked for Central Pictures from 1930 to 1995.

Early (1907-1925)
Hiroshi Nakajima was born on November 18, 1907 in Tokyo, Japan. He read early manga as a kid. In 1923, he and his family moved to the United States.

1925-1930
Nakajima started going into theater in 1925. By 1926, he planned to make films. In 1927, with about $800 ($11,228.29 2019), he bought a video camera. He made various short films with it, including Change (1927), A Trip to the Beach (1929) and Beast cartoons (1930).

In October 1928, to maintain the films, Nakajima founded Nakajima Productions.

Nakajima Productions
Nakajima Productions was founded in 1928 to maintain Hiroshi Nakajima's films. It became defunct in 1951 due to merging with Central Pictures. In 1979, Nakajima revived the company as a subsidiary of Central Pictures. Since Nakajima's death, the company is managed by his children, mainly Yuzuki Nakajima.