
Koji Kajita
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-10-07
Day of Death
2013-08-18 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Koji Kajita
Biography
Koji Kajita (Kajita Kōji, October 7, 1923 - August 18, 2013), also known under the pen name Susumu Ike (Ike Susumu), was a Japanese director, screenwriter, lyricist, and composer. His first film was "The Tale of Izu" (1951), and is most well-known for being the first assistant director to Ishiro Honda on many of the early Godzilla films, including "Godzilla" (1954), "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962), and "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964), as well as other Tokusatsu films produced by Toho throughout the 1950's and 1960's like "The Mysterians" (1957), "Matango" (1963), and "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966), the latter of which being his last Toho film. Kajita also composed and wrote the lyrics of the song "Daughters of Infant Island", for the Toho Tokusatsu film "Mothra" (1961), under the pen name Susumu Ike. After parting from Toho, he wrote the screenplay for episode 4 of the Tsuburaya Productions series, "Ultra Q" (TV 1966-1967) and also directed episodes 4, 8, 22, 25, and 27. Additionally, he wrote the lyrics to the song "Fly On, Mothra" in 1971 under the pen name Koji Yuki. The same name had been used by Ishiro Honda, Toho producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, and screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa when writing the lyrics to "Mothra's Song", heard in "Mothra" (1961). Kajita passed away at age 89 on August 18, 2013, due to illness.
Known For
Crew
(1977)
Godzilla
First Assistant Director
(1966)
The War of the Gargantuas
First Assistant Director
(1965)
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Assistant Director
(1965)
Invasion of Astro-Monster
First Assistant Director
(1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
First Assistant Director
(1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
First Assistant Director
(1963)
Matango
First Assistant Director
(1963)
Siege of Fort Bismarck
First Assistant Director
(1962)
Varan the Unbelievable
Assistant Director
(1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
First Assistant Director
(1962)
Gorath
First Assistant Director
(1961)
Acchan no bebi gyangu
Assistant Director
(1961)
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
Assistant Director
(1961)
Mothra
Original Music Composer
(1960)
The Human Vapor
Assistant Director
(1959)
A Whistle in My Heart
Assistant Director
(1959)
Battle in Outer Space
Assistant Director
(1958)
The H-Man
Assistant Director
(1958)
Varan
First Assistant Director
(1958)
Song for a Bride
Assistant Director
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
First Assistant Director
(1957)
Tokyo 1960
First Assistant Director
(1957)
The Mysterians
First Assistant Director
(1957)
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Assistant Director
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
First Assistant Director
(1954)
Godzilla
First Assistant Director