| Teruyoshi Nakano | |
| Native Name: | 中野 昭慶 |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Andong, Manchukuo |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Special effects director |
| Years Active: | 1959–2001 |
| Signature: | Teruyoshi Nakano Signature.svg |
was a Japanese special effects director.
Nakano was born on 9 October 1935 in Andong, Manchukuo (now Dandong, Liaoning, China). His father worked for an affiliate of South Manchuria Railway called International Transport. His childhood was characterized by wealth, and he attended Andō Yamato Arimichi National Elementary School. 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.
| Year | Title | SFX director | Assistant SFX director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Night School | Assistant director (trainee) | ||
| 1959 | Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender | |||
| 1960 | The Secret of the Telegian | |||
| Storm Over the Pacific | ||||
| 1962 | Gorath | |||
| King Kong vs. Godzilla | ||||
| 1963 | Matango | |||
| Atragon | ||||
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | |||
| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | ||||
| 1965 | Frankenstein Conquers the World | |||
| Invasion of Astro-Monster | ||||
| 1966 | The War of the Gargantuas | |||
| Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | ||||
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes | |||
| 1968 | Destroy All Monsters | |||
| 1969 | All Monsters Attack | With Ishirō Honda; Uncredited | ||
| 1971 | Battle of Okinawa | |||
| Godzilla vs. Hedorah | ||||
| 1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | |||
| 1973 | Zone Fighter | TV series | ||
| Godzilla vs. Megalon | ||||
| Submersion of Japan | ||||
| 1974 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | |||
| Prophecies of Nostradamus | ||||
| ESPY | ||||
| 1975 | Terror of Mechagodzilla | |||
| Conflagration | ||||
| 1977 | The War in Space | |||
| 1980 | Deathquake | |||
| 1981 | Imperial Navy | |||
| 1984 | The Return of Godzilla | |||
| 1985 | Pulgasari | |||
| 1987 | Tokyo Blackout | |||
| Princess from the Moon | ||||