was a Japanese special effects director. He is best known for helming the special effects of the last six Showa Godzilla films and The Return of Godzilla (1984).
Early life Nakano was born on in Andong, Manchukuo (now Dandong, Liaoning, China). His father worked for an affiliate of South Manchuria Railway called International Transport. His childhood was characterized by wealth, and he attended Andō Yamato Arimichi National Elementary School. His family was transported to Niihama, Ehime, Japan after Japan's defeat in 1945, where he graduated elementary school before moving to Kyoto two years later.
Career
Filmography
Film and television Year Title SFX director Assistant SFX director Notes1956Night School Assistant director (trainee)1959Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender 1960The Secret of the Telegian Storm Over the Pacific 1962Gorath King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963Matango Atragon 1964Mothra vs. Godzilla Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1965Frankenstein Conquers the World Invasion of Astro-Monster 1966The War of the Gargantuas Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1967King Kong Escapes 1968Destroy All Monsters 1969All Monsters Attack With Ishirō Honda;Uncredited1970The Vampire Doll1971Battle of Okinawa Godzilla vs. Hedorah Lake of DraculaUncredited1972Godzilla vs. Gigan 1973Zone Fighter TV seriesGodzilla vs. Megalon Submersion of Japan 1974Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Prophecies of Nostradamus ESPY Evil of Dracula 1975Terror of Mechagodzilla Conflagration 1977The War in Space 1980Deathquake 1981Imperial Navy 1984The Return of Godzilla 1985Pulgasari 1987Tokyo Blackout Princess from the Moon
References
External links https://www.tohokingdom.com/people/teruyoshi_nakano.html Milner, David. Yoshihiko Shibata (trans.) July 1994. "An Interview with Teruyoshi Nakano", Kaiju Fan Online.