Kōichi Kawakita | |
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| 川北 紘一 | |
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| Born | December 5, 1942 Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | December 5, 2014 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Special effects director |
| Years active | 1960 - 2014 |
Kōichi 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
- Ultraman Ace (1972-1973)
- Ultraman Taro (1973-1974)
- Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
- 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)
- 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)
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)
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