Koichi Kawakita

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Koichi Kawakita
川北 紘一
Born	December 5, 1942 Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Died	December 5, 2014 (aged 72)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Special effects director
Years active	1960 - 2014

Koichi Kawakita (川北 紘一, Kawakita Kōichi, December 5, 1942 – December 5, 2014^[1]) was a Japanese special effects director, cinematographer, and optical photographer.

Filmography[]

Director[]

• Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
• The God of Clay (2011)

Special effects director[]

• Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
• Gunhed (1989)
• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)^[2]
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)^[2]
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)^[2]
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)^[2]
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Yamato Takeru (1994)
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)

Special effects assistant director[]

• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
• The War in Space (1977)

Actor[]

• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Bar Patron (uncredited)
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Underground shopping center patron (uncredited)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) - Rodan hand puppet (uncredited)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) - Minor Role (SDF officer) (final film role)

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.tohokingdom.com/people/koichi_kawakita.htm
• Milner, David. Yohihiko Shibata (trans.) December 1994. "An Interview with Koichi Kawakita", Kaiju Fan Online. (Originally published in Cult Movies)