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.
