Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects·December 5, 1942·† December 5, 2014 — 72 years old·Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Kawakita was a Japanese director, cinematographer, and optical photographer best known for his work on most of the Heisei era Godzilla films and the first two Rebirth of Mothra films. He also occasionally appeared in cameos in some of Toho's tokusastu productions.
Known For
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962·6.9
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964·7.0
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989·7.4
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995·7.8
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964·7.0
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974·7.0
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001·7.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963·6.6
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991·7.0
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971·6.8
Son of Godzilla
1967·6.4
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994·6.7
Filmography · 46
2019The Dawn of Kaiju EigaSelf - Filmmaker2014Gunbot the Armored RobotTVDirector · Writer2011The God of ClayDirector · Editor · Visual Effects · Production Supervisor2010Making of Godzilla vs. MothraHimself2007Kawaii! JeNnyTVDirector2005Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star WarriorsVisual Effects Director2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackAir SDF officer (uncredited)1997Rebirth of Mothra IIVisual Effects Director · Visual Effects · Special Effects1996Rebirth of MothraSpecial Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director1995Godzilla vs. DestoroyahSpecial Effects · Visual Effects Director1994Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaVisual Effects Director · Special Effects · Visual Effects1994Orochi, the Eight-Headed DragonSpecial Effects1994Monster Planet of GodzillaDirector1993Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IISpecial Effects1993Making of Godzilla vs. BiollanteHimself1991Godzilla vs. King GhidorahSpecial Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director1989Godzilla vs. BiollanteVisual Effects Director · Special Effects1989GunhedSpecial Effects · Visual Effects Director · Visual Effects1989Ultraman: Terror on Route 87Title Designer1986Toho Unused Special Effects Complete CollectionDirector · Writer1985Making of The Return of GodzillaDirector1984ZeroSpecial Effects1984Sayonara JupiterSpecial Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director1981The Last Days of Planet EarthVisual Effects Director1980Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1Special Effects1977The War in SpaceSpecial Effects1977The Mighty Peking ManSpecial Effects · Special Effects Assistant1976The CorporationSpecial Effects1975ConflagrationSpecial Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Director1974Submersion of JapanTVSpecial Effects1974Prophecies of NostradamusSpecial Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director1974Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaVisual Effects · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Director · Compositing Supervisor1973Zone FighterTVSpecial Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director1971Godzilla vs. HedorahThird Assistant Director1970Space AmoebaVisual Effects Camera · Visual Effects1969Latitude ZeroVisual Effects · Visual Effects Camera1967Son of GodzillaVisual Effects · Visual Effects Camera1967King Kong EscapesVisual Effects · Visual Effects Camera1966Ebirah, Horror of the DeepVisual Effects Camera · Special Effects1966The War of the GargantuasVisual Effects · Visual Effects Camera · Visual Effects Compositor1966UltramanTVVisual Effects · Visual Effects Compositor · Title Designer1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterSpecial Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera · Special Effects1964DogoraSpecial Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera1964Mothra vs. GodzillaSpecial Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera · Special Effects1963King Kong vs. GodzillaSpecial Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera1962King Kong vs. GodzillaVisual Effects Camera · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant