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'''Teruyoshi Nakano''' {{Nihongo|中野昭慶|Nakano Teruyoshi}} is a [[Japan]]ese special effects director who has worked on several [[Toho]]-produced [[tokusatsu]] films, including many entries in the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla series]].
{{Quote|[[Japan]] was the first country to suffer damage from an atomic bomb. We have to deal with the monster in a special way when the Japanese make a Godzilla movie, so we don't forget the bomb.|Teruyoshi Nakano (''[[The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga]]'')}}
'''Teruyoshi Nakano''' {{Nihongo|中野 {{ruby|昭慶|てるよし}}|Nakano Teruyoshi}}, also nicknamed '''Shokei Nakano''' {{Nihongo|中野 {{ruby|昭慶|しょうけい}}|Nakano Shōkei}} and miscredited in English as '''Akiyoshi Nakano''', was a [[Japan]]ese special effects director. Working as [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]'s first assistant director since ''[[wikipedia:Attack Squadron!|Attack Squadron]]'' (1963), he made his directorial debut on ''[[jawp:クレージーの大爆発|Crazy Big Explosion]]'' (1969).{{#tag:ref|Nakano was not officially styled as a "director of special effects" {{Nihongo|特技監督|tokugi kantoku}} until ''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973).{{sfn|Nakano|Someya|2014|p=526}}|group="lower-alpha"}} The same year, Nakano was given his first directorial assignment of the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' series, creating most of the effects for ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) uncredited on [[Ishiro Honda]]'s behalf.<ref name="Matsuri">{{harvnb|Nakamura et al.|2014|pp=81, 96}}</ref> Following Tsuburaya's death in [[1970]] and the departure of Tsuburaya's first replacement [[Sadamasa Arikawa]], Nakano officially took up special effects duties on the ''Godzilla'' series with ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971), and continued until ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984).
 
Other notable credits in Nakano's career include four [[Toho]] [[:Category:Disaster films|disaster movies]] from [[1973]] to [[1980]], the space opera ''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977), and the ''Godzilla''-inspired North Korean [[kaiju]] film ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'' (1985). Nakano retired at the age of 52 after directing the effects for ''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987), and subsequently worked on numerous projects related to theme parks and exhibitions.{{sfn|Iwabatake|1994|pp=146-147}} He continued to be a prominent and active figure in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, however, performing interviews about his work on the series and making public appearances at events like [[G-Fest]].
 
Nakano's memoir, ''[[Special Effects Director: Teruyoshi Nakano]]'', was published by Wides in [[2007]]. He passed away at age 86 on June 27, [[2022]], due to sepsis.{{R|Death}}
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==Career==
==Selected filmography==
Nakano worked under his mentor [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] for much of the [[Showa era|Showa series]], before taking the reigns as head director of special effects for the Godzilla series following Tsuburaya's passing. Following the end of the Showa series, Nakano continued serving as director of special effects for other Toho films in the 1970's and 80's, such as ''[[The War in Space]]''. Nakano's last work on a Godzilla film was as director of special effects for the [[1984]] revival of the series, ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', in which Nakano created an expansive miniature cityscape and a giant "Cybot Godzilla" with the larger budget he was given. It was in this film that Nakano worked with and mentored [[Shinji Higuchi]], who would go on to become a well-known special effects director in kaiju films such as the Heisei Gamera trilogy, and eventually a full-fledged director for films such as ''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2|Part 2]]'' and ''[[Godzilla Resurgence]]''. Nakano finally retired at the age of 42 after directing the special effects for ''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' in 1987.
===Assistant director===
 
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def502002da14439f5577cee3bde3255fe385d9b1966c4c542d9ef31451e7398946a7ffac03e5e040c3727cf55eed6ab8e45e2e03d84b9b296668c09b667560c5a0ee7fdde997f174b017b3a6ca7b6720aad46e6437737701de159f1599fdd5b2a4ed0017a2e537675ba0762b4603c38f9c246ae1edaff181c77747e5528480ee01786a3a7bf1ec872b4ce1675c5bb720505a41faf42f1dbff|title=日本誕生|trans-title=''The Three Treasures''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
Since his retirement, Nakano has continued to be a prominent and active figure in the Godzilla franchise, performing interviews about his work on the series and making public appearances at events like [[G-Fest]].
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def502001055cbd04414b942d67980c8ff3a163047f0f3731bef78f9a46e402b54a0ca6dd505d6080d49651ab3ac231d240f396f695139c12aaddcb254994776ddc11aef26d0b1fdd93f4230865fa6dd5fa74703281b313d7f0ea34d389be29d3e66081eb8b01e7431353f145ece45fb551d46b5645c3915f1bca11737601f525c2aca0d8d351596000d53904e41e761e4f09d7453ec04f6c0|title=ガス人間第１号|trans-title=''The Human Vapor''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
==Kaiju Filmography==
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def50200e5123ef45a3250df45a86732ed904ed8b99a90744b844aaa21709a7557a6893a09b08a843a8c3674ce174cedf018f5792272a509d195deeb6695ff6b8fa1db60901f994f9fc7b45e54820b6d5c87e6d23cdd30da495a26ef395c8ef9e449e57b7c08404df0a51a7bd3a522914165ec6ce921bf187d8e69d80ea85c464afa36217fd964719ae28752711ef6ac0f0f88d3caf7bf9119|title=モスラ|trans-title=''Mothra''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
*''[[The Birth of Japan]]'' ([[1959]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[jawp:ゲンと不動明王#映画版|The Youth and His Amulet]]'' (1961) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def502007818d98ffefef72596f7822d6470617a8549b62f3c209dd0a9010c5f7c78259c14ffcfdd934ba7a904b2f9d180786abdab20a6680be9ab55e10186abcf14c4ee689fb9dcd9b9818fb0255395cdee601495f896aabe182bb2e1efd0b772a3305eb327d659e30d687bfd9a2d6f0f246270717238e3fab6b68d8dfc6db43c8d0a5d80055f9a5ec6bbffe394109cfe3a7cfe6f6f3a058e|title=ゲンと不動明王|trans-title=''The Youth and His Amulet''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' ([[1960]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969){{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=96}}
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' ([[1962]]) - Assistant director of special effects
===Assistant director of special effects===
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' ([[1962]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020057ddc1c87890ad7fbb62acf02e2a9938795fcdfdcdeb3bf320e57666eeb835f0b24fa2700c0f7a9dd3d185390705de315da0e9fdf30f3498d5c525965ac2c6ac7e17d8b03793d3f4abf6ae7c428f38bceb84594c359e4ede4a99018a6ccbc0a496af3632afe60e5336e08dd605e619801171b9cb1a23d31e0206f8c0f682d6e5593e8cb4ae7fcbdc8709b30bf47415558ea0cd6661|title=妖星ゴラス|trans-title=''Gorath''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' ([[1963]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def50200919e82a9ec8bf084d9b873ffd71bb24ac01a433f300d0c984e3680b83f8141b450eb350cb51dc28bd71f53c315d73ce9dc48b99860ec61980db5ba5fb5e9d865c59b23eaf23832c3c48b144d0396dfc739c6ec79d6d85bfc2fb3cfe870ff25b0e4aee8d1e8dcd989d00a7cca9c2ababe0e17246d39bef1c0719b15f31f127e1119b330560803e0b4fe90191a8b7dac293abaa17e3e|title=キングコング対ゴジラ|trans-title=''King Kong vs. Godzilla''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' ([[1963]]) - Assistant director of special effects
===First assistant director of special effects===
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' ([[1964]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' ([[1964]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[wikipedia:The Lost World of Sinbad|Samurai Pirate]]'' (1963)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' ([[1965]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' ([[1965]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[War of the Gargantuas]]'' ([[1966]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' ([[1966]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' ([[1967]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' ([[1967]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' ([[1968]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' ([[1969]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' ([[1969]]) - Director of special effects [uncredited]
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' ([[1970]]) - Assistant director of special effects
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' ([[1971]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' ([[1972]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' ([[1973]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969){{sfn|Nakano|1998|p=300}}
*''[[Zone Fighter (Series)|Zone Fighter]]'' ([[1973]]) - Director of special effects
*''The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of Japanese'' (1970)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' ([[1974]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' ([[1974]]) - Director of special effects
===Director of special effects===
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' ([[1975]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) [uncredited; with [[Ishiro Honda]]]{{R|Matsuri}}
*''[[The War in Space]]'' ([[1977]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)<ref group="lower-alpha">Credited as "Shokei Nakano" in both the American and international versions of the film.</ref>
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' ([[1984]]) - Director of special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)<ref group="lower-alpha" name="Akiyoshi">Credited as "Akiyoshi Nakano" in the film's international version.</ref>
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) - Director of special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)<ref group="lower-alpha" name="Akiyoshi"/>
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) [episodes 1-2, 5-7, 9, 11, 17, 20- 21]
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977)
*''[[wikipedia:Hi no Tori (film)|The Phoenix]]'' (1978)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
*''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'' (1985) [uncredited]{{sfn|Nakano|Someya|2014|p=354}}
*''[[Tokyo Blackout]]'' (1987)
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987)
===Interviewee===
*''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986)
*''[[Bringing Godzilla Down to Size]]'' (2008)
*''[[SciFi Japan#SciFi Japan TV|SciFi Japan TV]]'' (web 2012-2014) [episodes 6-7, 36]
*''[[The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga]]'' (2019)
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Star Bows]]'' (TV 2000-2001) - Supervisor
==Bibliography==
*''[[Godzilla Days]]'' (1998) - Author ["1962-84 GODZILLA"]
*''[[Special Effects Director: Teruyoshi Nakano]]'' (2007) - Author [with Katsuji Someya]
*''[[Talk About Cinema]]'' (2017) - Author ["Talk Session #1" with [[Keiichi Sakurai]], Takeshi Miyanishi]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Behindgvsm04.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano and [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] with the [[SoshingekiGoji]] on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
Behindgvsm04.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano and [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] with the [[SoshingekiGoji]] on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
Teruyoshi Nakano with Godzilla and MechaGodzilla.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with the [[MegaroGoji]] and [[ShodaiMekagoji|Mechagodzilla]] suits on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
Teruyoshi Nakano with Godzilla and MechaGodzilla.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with the [[MegaroGoji]] and [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] suits on the set of ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
Teruyoshi Nakano with MechaGodzilla 2.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with [[GyakushuMekagoji|Mechagodzilla 2]] on the set of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
Teruyoshi Nakano with MechaGodzilla 2.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 2]] on the set of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
Godzilla 1984 Production Shot 1.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with the [[84Goji]] suit on the set of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''
Behindg841.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano with the [[84Goji]] suit on the set of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''
Shinji Higuchi with Teruyoshi Nakano and Godzilla.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano, [[Shinji Higuchi]], and Takashi Naganuma pose with the Godzilla statue in front of Toho Studios
Shinji Higuchi with Teruyoshi Nakano and Godzilla.jpg|Teruyoshi Nakano, [[Shinji Higuchi]], and Takashi Naganuma pose with the Godzilla statue in front of Toho Studios
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External Links==
==Videos==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nakano.htm Interview by David Milner (July 1994)]
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">lLGd5Nnl_Uw</youtube>|''SciFi Japan TV'' episode 6,<br>"1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART I"}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">VY-ayGpyyKk</youtube>|''SciFi Japan TV'' episode 7,<br>"1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART II"}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">XBUBVsL6PUk</youtube>|''SciFi Japan TV'' episode 36,<br>"The Return of Godzilla 30th"}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">l4iA8By0lTA</youtube>|Nakano talks about Toho's<br>soundstage No. 8 in 2015}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Nakano is one of only two ''Godzilla'' special effects directors to have never worked on an ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Series|Ultra Series]]'' production. The other is [[Eiichi Asada]].
==External links==
*[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/中野昭慶 Teruyoshi Nakano on the Japanese Wikipedia]
*[https://eiga.com/person/152020/ Teruyoshi Nakano on Eiga.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200320225900/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nakano.htm Interview by David Milner (1994)]
*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2019/06/26/an-explosive-career-toho-sfx-director-teruyoshi-nakano-reflects-on-some-of-his-non-godzilla-films/ Interview by Brett Homenick and J.D. Lees (2004)]
*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2019/07/18/a-look-back-on-the-godzilla-series-toho-sfx-director-teruyoshi-nakano-reflects-on-his-godzilla-film-work/ Interview by Brett Homenick and Mark Rainey (2004)]
==Notes==
{{Notelist|lower-alpha}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|last1=Nakano|first1=Teruyoshi|last2=Someya|first2=Katsuji|title=Special Effects Director: Teruyoshi Nakano|edition=Movie Bunko|publisher=Wides Publishing|date=2014|isbn=978-4898302804}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]
|last=Nakamura|first=Satoshi|author-link=Satoshi Nakamura
|last2=Shiraishi|first2=Masahiko
|last3=Aita|first3=Tetsuo
|last4=Tomoi|first4=Taketo
|last5=Shimazaki|first5=Jun
|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi
|last7=Shimizu|first7=Toshifumi
|last8=Hayakawa|first8=Masaru|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3|ref={{harvid|Nakamura et al.|2014}}}}
*{{cite book|last=Iwabatake|first=Toshiaki|title=TV Magazine Special Edition 40th Anniversary of the Birth of Godzilla Complete Works|date=1 September 1994|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|isbn=4-06-178417-X}}
*{{Cite book|last=Kabuki|first=Shinichi|title=[[Godzilla Days]]|date=15 July 1998|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-748815-2}}
**{{harvc|last=Nakano|first=Teruyoshi|author-link=Teruyoshi Nakano|year=1998|contribution=1962-84 GODZILLA: Godzilla is the Origin of Drama-Making|in=Kabuki|pp=291-350}}
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 31 December 2023

Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
Born October 9, 1935
Andong, Andong, Manchukuo[1]
Died June 27, 2022 (aged 86)[2]
First work Night School (1956)
Notable work The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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“
Japan was the first country to suffer damage from an atomic bomb. We have to deal with the monster in a special way when the Japanese make a Godzilla movie, so we don't forget the bomb.
„ 

— Teruyoshi Nakano (The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga)

Teruyoshi Nakano (中野 昭慶 (てるよし),   Nakano Teruyoshi), also nicknamed Shokei Nakano (中野 昭慶 (しょうけい),   Nakano Shōkei) and miscredited in English as Akiyoshi Nakano, was a Japanese special effects director. Working as Eiji Tsuburaya's first assistant director since Attack Squadron (1963), he made his directorial debut on Crazy Big Explosion (1969).[a] The same year, Nakano was given his first directorial assignment of the Godzilla series, creating most of the effects for All Monsters Attack (1969) uncredited on Ishiro Honda's behalf.[4] Following Tsuburaya's death in 1970 and the departure of Tsuburaya's first replacement Sadamasa Arikawa, Nakano officially took up special effects duties on the Godzilla series with Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), and continued until The Return of Godzilla (1984).

Other notable credits in Nakano's career include four Toho disaster movies from 1973 to 1980, the space opera The War in Space (1977), and the Godzilla-inspired North Korean kaiju film Pulgasari (1985). Nakano retired at the age of 52 after directing the effects for Princess from the Moon (1987), and subsequently worked on numerous projects related to theme parks and exhibitions.[5] He continued to be a prominent and active figure in the Godzilla franchise, however, performing interviews about his work on the series and making public appearances at events like G-Fest.

Nakano's memoir, Special Effects Director: Teruyoshi Nakano, was published by Wides in 2007. He passed away at age 86 on June 27, 2022, due to sepsis.[2]

Selected filmography

Assistant director

Assistant director of special effects

First assistant director of special effects

Director of special effects

Interviewee

Miscellaneous

Bibliography

Gallery

Videos

SciFi Japan TV episode 6,
"1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART I"
SciFi Japan TV episode 7,
"1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART II"
SciFi Japan TV episode 36,
"The Return of Godzilla 30th"
Nakano talks about Toho's
soundstage No. 8 in 2015

Trivia

  • Nakano is one of only two Godzilla special effects directors to have never worked on an Ultra Series production. The other is Eiichi Asada.

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Nakano was not officially styled as a "director of special effects" (特技監督,   tokugi kantoku) until Submersion of Japan (1973).[3]
  2. ↑ Credited as "Shokei Nakano" in both the American and international versions of the film.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Credited as "Akiyoshi Nakano" in the film's international version.

References

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  1. ↑ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "特技監督の中野昭慶さん死去　86歳　「日本沈没」「ゴジラ」" [Special Effects Director Teruyoshi Nakano, "Submersion of Japan", "Godzilla" Dies Age 86]. Manichi Shimbun. 5 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 526.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nakamura et al. 2014, pp. 81, 96
  5. ↑ Iwabatake 1994, pp. 146-147.
  6. ↑ "日本誕生" [The Three Treasures]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "ガス人間第１号" [The Human Vapor]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "モスラ" [Mothra]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "ゲンと不動明王" [The Youth and His Amulet]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 96.
  11. ↑ "妖星ゴラス" [Gorath]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "キングコング対ゴジラ" [King Kong vs. Godzilla]. Toho Reference Room. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Nakano 1998, p. 300.
  14. ↑ Nakano & Someya 2014, p. 354.

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