Koichi Kawakita
Personal Info
Known for
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-12-05
Day of Death
2014-12-05 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Kawakita
Biography
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
Acting
(2019)
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Filmmaker
(2012)
Making of Godzilla vs. Biollante
as Himself
(2010)
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
as Himself
(2001)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Air SDF officer
Crew
(2011)
The God of Clay
Editor, Director, Visual Effects
(2005)
Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
Visual Effects Director
(1997)
Rebirth of Mothra II
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects, Special Effects
(1996)
Rebirth of Mothra
Visual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1995)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1994)
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Special Effects
(1994)
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Director
(1994)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Visual Effects Director, Special Effects, Visual Effects
(1993)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Special Effects
(1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1989)
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1989)
Gunhed
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
(1986)
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Director, Writer
(1985)
Making of The Return of Godzilla
Director
(1984)
Zero
Special Effects
(1984)
Sayonara Jupiter
Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1981)
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Visual Effects Director
(1980)
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Special Effects
(1977)
The Mighty Peking Man
Special Effects
(1977)
The War in Space
Special Effects
(1976)
The Corporation
Special Effects
(1974)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Visual Effects, Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Director, Compositing Supervisor
(1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
(1971)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Third Assistant Director
(1970)
Space Amoeba
Visual Effects Camera, Visual Effects
(1967)
King Kong Escapes
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera
(1967)
Son of Godzilla
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera
(1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera
(1966)
The War of the Gargantuas
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Visual Effects Compositor
(1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects Assistant
(1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects
(1964)
Dogora
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera
(1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects
(1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects