Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi "Shokei" Nakano^[3] (中野 昭慶, Nakano Teruyoshi; October 9, 1935 – June 27, 2022) 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).

Teruyoshi Nakano
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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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
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