Takao Nakano

is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He has participated in the screenwriting of the Ultraman Series.
==Biography==
In 1991, Nakano started filming the successor to Tokusatsu AV's Metomic Action series and made his debut as a film director in 1992 with SPIRAL ZONE. Since then, he has been active in films, TV series, and more.
In 2014, Nakano started to dabble in the works produced by Tsuburaya, becoming the screenwriter of the Ultraman Series and participating in the production of works including Ultraman Ginga S, Ultraman X, and Ultraman Orb.
==Works==
===Ultraman Series===
Hideyuki Kawakami wrote the following episodes for the following series:
*Ultraman Ginga S
**Ginga VS Victory
**Gan-Q's Tears
**The Fight for Tomorrow
*Ultraman X
**A Song That Calls the Night
**When the Aegis Shines
**We Are Nebula!
**Feature Report! 24 Hours Inside Xio 
*Ultraman Orb
**The Sunset Wanderer
**The Forbidden Forest 
**The Impostor Blues 
**The Wandering Sun 
*Ultraman R/B
**Beginning of Ultraman
**The World Is Waiting For Me
**Enshrined by Extremity
*Ultraman Taiga
**Tregear
**Requiem of the Wolves
** I Can't Hear Your Voice
**Sand Castle
**I'm Pirika 
*Ultraman Z
**First Juggling
**Here Comes the Space Pirate!
**Beliarok
*Ultraman Decker
**The Destructive Monster Awakens
**Subterranean Monster Appears! And Appears!
**Lord Ragon
*Ultraman Blazar
**Betwixt Morn and Dusk
===Film Series===
*Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015)
*Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)
*Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! (2017)
*Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019)
*Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax (2020)
*Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024)
===Fiction Series===
*Ultraman Orb Chronicle (2017)
*Ultraman R/B Novel: The Blue-Eyed Girl Whose Name is Gray (2019)
*Ultraman Taiga Novel: Tregear's Story／Blue Shadow (2020)
*Jugglus Juggler Chronicle: Ja no Michi wa Hebi (2021)
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