The Invention of Dr. NakaMats (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 57M

Director : Kaspar Astrup Schröder

Synopsis

NakaMats is an unlikely character made for the movies, an eccentric 80-year-old Japanese inventor responsible for 3,357 inventions, including the floppy disk. With his deadpan English and impeccable comic timing, he provides nonstop laughs— utterly nutty, but also a paean to the spirit of human invention.

Actors

Yoshiro Nakamatsu
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
Himself

Crews

Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Director
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Music
Mette Heide
Mette Heide
Producer
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Cinematography
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Writer

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