Taro Nakano (中野 太郎
Nakano Taro;
October 30,
1936 – ) was the
kaicho (godfather) of the
Nakano-kai yakuza gang in post-
World War II Japan. He was prominent in the
drug trafficking and
prostitution trades. He was also an underboss in the
Yamaguchi-gumi.
He retired in August, 2005, and dissolved the Nakano-kai.