Teruyoshi Nakano
Japanese special effects director (1935–2022)
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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. He is best known for helming the special effects of the last six Showa Godzilla films and The Return of Godzilla (1984).
Teruyoshi Nakano | |
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| 中野 昭慶 | |
Nakano on set of Terror of Mechagodzilla. | |
| Born | October 9, 1935 |
| Died | June 27, 2022 (aged 86)[2] |
| Occupation | Special effects director |
| Years active | 1959–2001 |
| Signature | |
Early life
Nakano was born on 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]