Teruyoshi Nakano
Japanese special effects director (1935–2022)
Teruyoshi Nakano | |
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中野 昭慶 | |
![]() Nakano on set of Terror of Mechagodzilla. | |
Born | (1935-10-09)October 9, 1935 Andong, Manchukuo[1] |
Died | June 27, 2022(2022-06-27) (aged 86)[2] |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Special effects director |
Years active | 1959–2001 |
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Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano[3] (中野 昭慶, Nakano Teruyoshi, October 9, 1935 – June 27, 2022) was a Japanese special effects director.
Early life
Nakano was born on (1935-10-09)October 9, 1935 in Andong, Manchukuo (now Dandong, Liaoning, China).[1] His father worked for an affiliate of South Manchuria Railway called International Transport.[4] His childhood was characterized by wealth, and he attended Andō Yamato Arimichi National Elementary School.[5] 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.[6][7]
Career
Filmography
Film and television
Year | Title | SFX director | Assistant SFX director | Notes |
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1956 | Night School | No | No | Assistant director (trainee) |
1959 | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | No | Yes | |
1960 | The Secret of the Telegian | No | Yes | |
Storm Over the Pacific | No | Yes | ||
1962 | Gorath | No | Yes | |
King Kong vs. Godzilla | No | Yes | ||
1963 | Matango | No | Yes | |
Atragon | No | Yes | ||
1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | No | Yes | |
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | No | Yes | ||
1965 | Frankenstein Conquers the World | No | Yes | |
Invasion of Astro-Monster | No | Yes | ||
1966 | The War of the Gargantuas | No | Yes | |
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | No | Yes | ||
1967 | King Kong Escapes | No | Yes | |
1968 | Destroy All Monsters | No | Yes | |
1969 | All Monsters Attack | Yes | No | With Ishirō Honda; Uncredited |
1971 | Battle of Okinawa | Yes | No | |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Yes | No | ||
1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Yes | No | |
1973 | Zone Fighter | Yes | No | TV series |
Godzilla vs. Megalon | Yes | No | ||
Submersion of Japan | Yes | No | ||
1974 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Yes | No | |
Prophecies of Nostradamus | Yes | No | ||
ESPY | Yes | No | ||
1975 | Terror of Mechagodzilla | Yes | No | |
Conflagration | Yes | No | ||
1977 | The War in Space | Yes | No | |
1980 | Deathquake | Yes | No | |
1981 | Imperial Navy | Yes | No | |
1984 | The Return of Godzilla | Yes | No | |
1985 | Pulgasari | Yes | No | |
1987 | Tokyo Blackout | Yes | No | |
Princess from the Moon | Yes | No |
References
- ^ a b Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 26.
- ^ "特技監督の中野昭慶さんが死去 「日本沈没」「ゴジラ」の特撮". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1998, p. 39.
- ^ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 100.
- ^ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 27-28.
- ^ Tanaka 1983, p. 542.
- ^ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 48.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1998). Monsters are Attacking Tokyo!. Feral House. ISBN 978-0922915477.
- Nakamura, Tetsu; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Aita, Tetsuo; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimazaki, Jun; Maruyama, Takeshi; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Hayakawa, Masaru (2014). ゴジラ 東宝チャンピオンまつり パーフェクション [Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection] (in Japanese). Kadokawa/ASCII Media Works. ISBN 978-4048669993.
- Nakano, Teruyoshi; Someya, Katsuki (2014). 特技監督 中野昭慶 [Director of Special Effects: Teruyoshi Nakano] (in Japanese) (Second ed.). Wides Publishing. ISBN 978-4898302804.
- Tanaka, Tomoyuki (1983). 東宝特撮映画全史 [The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies] (in Japanese). Toho Publishing. ISBN 4-924609-00-5.
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.