Koichi Kawakita

Known for Visual Effects

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.

Born

December 5, 1942

Died

December 5, 2014 (age 72)

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

86 films, 10 shows

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The God of Clay

2011 · 11m

country: Japan

A 2011 tokusatsu kaiju short film produced by Dream Planet Japan and Marbling Fine Arts. Initially directed by Nobuaki Sugimoto, it was completed by Koichi Kawakita. It is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Masamoto Nasu. This was Koichi Kawakita's final film before his death in 2014.

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Monster Planet of Godzilla

1994 · 18m

country: Japan

A former 3D theme park attraction at Sanrio Puroland. A spaceship called Earth is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of its counterpart on a monster-filled planet beyond our Solar System. Once there, it quickly spots the downed craft, and is promptly attacked by Mothra and Rodan. It spots Godzilla and opens fire on him, giving the Planet enough time to escape.

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Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

1986 · 59m

country: Japan

A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including several films from the famous Godzilla franchise.

Making of The Return of Godzilla

1985 · 44m

country: Japan

Behind the scenes documentary for Toho's "The Return of Godzilla" from 1984.