Taro Nakano

Taro Nakano

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.


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