| Intro | Japanaese Yakuza boss |
| Was |
Mobster Criminal Gangster |
| From | Japan |
| Type | Crime |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 October 1922 |
| Death |
1 September 2003 (aged 80 years) |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Kazuo Nakanishi (中西 一男, Nakanishi Kazuo, October 25, 1922 – September 1, 2003) was briefly the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate in the chaotic years of the Yama-Ichi War. He was also the founder and 1st kumicho of the Nakanishi-gumi.
Nakanishi accepted the temporary leadership position after the assassination of Masahisa Takenaka, but was never considered an official kumicho (supreme Godfather) of the Kobe-based gang, despite heading it from 1985–1989. In 1989, Yoshinori Watanabe was elected as fifth kumicho.
After Watanabe’s accession, Nakanishi continued to work for the gang as a senior advisor and leader of 15 sub-gangs in Osaka. He died in September 2003.
| Preceded by (none) |
Kumicho of Nakanishi-gumi ?-2003 |
Succeeded by Koji Nunokawa |