Minoru Nakano

Minoru Nakano Born 1939 Tokyo, Japan Died April 4, 2021 Occupation Optical photographer, visual effects artist, special effects director, actor First work Ultra Q (TV 1966) Notable work Ultraman (TV 1966-1967)

Minoru Nakano (中野 稔,   Nakano Minoru) was a Japanese optical photographer and visual effects technician who worked with Tsuburaya Productions for nearly thirty years.

Selected filmography

Optical photographer

• Ultra Q (TV 1966)
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967)
• Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967)
• Monster Movie Feature: Ultraman (1967) [compilation film]
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968)
• Mighty Jack (TV 1968)
• Fight! Mighty Jack (TV 1968)
• Operation: Mystery (TV 1968-1969)
• Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight (1969) [compilation film]
• Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972)
• Horror Theater Unbalance (TV 1973)

Visual effects

• Fireman (TV 1973)
• Ultraman Taro (TV 1973-1974)
• Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (TV 1976-1977)
• The Last Dinosaur (1977)
• Star Wolf (TV 1978)
• Monkey (TV 1978-1990)
• The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army (1979)
• Ultra Q the Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)
• Mikadoroid (1991)

Miscellaneous

• Mirrorman (TV 1971-1972) - Compositor [with Sadao Iizuka]
• Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) - Title designer
• Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) - Director of special effects [with Junkichi Oki]

Actor

• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) as priest [episode 35]
• Ultra Q the Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990) as injured man

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