It is said that when he directed the movie trailer "Shinjitsu Ichiro" (path of sincerity) directed by Yuzo KAWASHIMA as the chief assistant director, Masahiro SHINODA and Osamu TAKAHASHI, beginning assistant directors, watched it, they were astonished at Nakahira's outstanding talent.
彼がチーフ助監督として川島雄三監督の『真実一路』の予告編を演出した際、その予告編を見た新米助監督だった篠田正浩と高橋治は中平の突出した才能に愕然としたという。