Desmond Nakano

Desmond Nakano
Born	1953 (age 63–64) 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) and American Pastime (2007). His writing credits include the screenplays for the dramatic feature films Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989),American Me (1992),White Man's Burden, and American Pastime.