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Kôichi Kawakita(1942-2014)

  • Special Effects
  • Director
  • Writer
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Kôichi Kawakita was born on 5 December 1942 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). He died on 5 December 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 5, 1942
DiedDecember 5, 2014(72)
BornDecember 5, 1942
DiedDecember 5, 2014(72)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1991
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1963
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
6.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1995
Hiroshi Fujioka and Ayumi Ishida in Submersion of Japan (1973)
Submersion of Japan
5.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Nendo no kamisama (2011)
    Nendo no kamisama
    Short
    • director of special effects
    • 2011
  • CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle
    Video Game
    • director of special effects
    • 2006
  • Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors (2005)
    Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
    6.3
    • director of special effects
    • 2005
  • Chouseishin Gransazer (2003)
    Chouseishin Gransazer
    8.2
    TV Series
    • special effects director
    • 2003–2004
  • Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
    Rebirth of Mothra II
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1997
  • Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
    Rebirth of Mothra
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1996
  • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
    Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
    6.9
    • director of special effects
    • 1995
  • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
    5.8
    • director of special effects
    • 1994
  • Takeru Yamato (1994)
    Takeru Yamato
    6.3
    • special effects director
    • 1994
  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
    6.5
    • director of special effects
    • 1993
  • Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
    Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
    6.2
    • director of special effects
    • 1992
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
    6.5
    • director of special effects
    • 1991
  • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
    Godzilla vs. Biollante
    6.5
    • director of special effects
    • 1989
  • Brenda Bakke, Eugene Harada, Kaori Mizushima, Masahiro Takashima, and James Brewster Thompson in Gunhed (1989)
    Gunhed
    5.3
    • director of special effects
    • 1989
  • Bureau of D Agency
    Short
    • director of special effects
    • 1988

Director

  • Gunbot (2014)
    Gunbot
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Nendo no kamisama (2011)
    Nendo no kamisama
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011
  • CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
    Monster Planet of Godzilla
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986)
    Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
    8.4
    • Director
    • 1986

Writer

  • Gunbot (2014)
    Gunbot
    TV Mini Series
    • screenwriter
    • 2014
  • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
    Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
    6.9
    • story "Gojira tai Barubaroi"
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 5, 1942
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • December 5, 2014
    • Tokyo, Japan(liver failure)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He join the Special Effects Department at Toho, under Eiji Tsuburaya, in 1962.
  • Quotes
    I always feel constrained by the budget and by time. We always are very rushed during both production and post-production. It's the nature of movie directors. We always want more time and more money. Most people who work in the American film industry are very surprised when they find out what the Japanese film industry is like.

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