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).

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

References

  1. ^ a b Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 26.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Galbraith IV 1998, p. 39.
  4. ^ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 100.
  5. ^ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 27-28.
  6. ^ Tanaka 1983, p. 542.
  7. ^ 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teruyoshi_Nakano
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