Kōichi Kawakita

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

Kōichi 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

Filmography

Director

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

Special effects director

• Ultraman Ace (1972-1973)
• Ultraman Taro (1973-1974)
• Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
• Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
• Gunhed (1989)
• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Yamato Takeru (1994)
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
• Chouseishin Series (2003-2006)
• Chouseishin Gransazer (2003-2004)
• Genseishin Justirisers (2004-2005)
• Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005-2006)

Special effects assistant director

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

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)