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Teruyoshi Nakano(1935-2022)

  • Special Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Visual Effects
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Teruyoshi Nakano was born on 9 October 1935 in Dandong, Liaoning, China. He was an assistant director, known for Godzilla 1985 (1985), Shuto shôshitsu (1987) and Princess from the Moon (1987). He died on 27 June 2022 in Japan.
BornOctober 9, 1935
DiedJune 27, 2022(86)
BornOctober 9, 1935
DiedJune 27, 2022(86)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Godzilla 1985
6.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1985
Shuto shôshitsu (1987)
Shuto shôshitsu
5.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1987
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Princess from the Moon
6.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1987
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1963

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Princess from the Moon (1987)
    Princess from the Moon
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1987
  • Shuto shôshitsu (1987)
    Shuto shôshitsu
    5.7
    • special effects
    • 1987
  • Pulgasari (1985)
    Pulgasari
    5.3
    • special effects director
    • 1985
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985)
    Godzilla 1985
    6.1
    • director of special effects
    • 1985
  • The Return of Godzilla (1984)
    The Return of Godzilla
    6.8
    • director of special effects
    • 1984
  • Battle Anthem (1983)
    Battle Anthem
    6.4
    • special effects director
    • 1983
  • Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
    Maboroshi no mizuumi
    6.0
    • special effects director
    • 1982
  • Dai Nippon teikoku (1982)
    Dai Nippon teikoku
    6.7
    • special effects director
    • 1982
  • The Imperial Navy (1981)
    The Imperial Navy
    6.5
    • special effects director
    • 1981
  • Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
    Magnitude 7.9
    5.1
    • director of special effects
    • 1980
  • Tatsuya Nakadai and Tetsurō Tanba in The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
    The Battle of Port Arthur
    6.6
    • special effects director
    • 1980
  • Masaaki Sakai in Monkey (1978)
    Monkey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • director of special effects
    • 1979
  • Hi no tori (1978)
    Hi no tori
    5.9
    • director of special effects
    • 1978
  • The War in Space (1977)
    The War in Space
    5.0
    • director of special effects
    • 1977
  • Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
    Zoku ningen kakumei
    8.5
    • special effects director
    • 1976

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Call of Flesh (1966)
    The Call of Flesh
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Samurai Pirate (1963)
    Samurai Pirate
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Night School (1956)
    Night School
    8.2
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1956

Visual Effects

  • Dogora (1964)
    Dogora
    5.6
    • optical photography
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Akiyoshi Nakano
  • Born
    • October 9, 1935
    • Dandong, Liaoning, China
  • Died
    • June 27, 2022
    • Japan(sepsis)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He became the chief assistant to Eiji Tsuburaya, the Director of Special Techniques (Special Effects) at the Toho Company. They were best known internationally for their work on a series of science fiction spectacles produced at Toho.
  • Quotes
    [on Jun Fukuda] I think sometimes the greatest movies we make are ones we don't necessarily like. Whether or not we like something has nothing to do with making a great movie.

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