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|caption =Koichi Kawakita with the Oxygen Destroyer prop and a Godzilla maquette | |caption =Koichi Kawakita with the Oxygen Destroyer prop and a Godzilla maquette | ||
|name =Koichi Kawakita | |name =Koichi Kawakita | ||
|occupation =Director, director of special effects, special effects cinematographer, optical photographer, actor | |occupation =Director, director of special effects, special effects cinematographer, optical photographer, writer, actor | ||
|character =Bar patron, man listening to prime minister, store patron, JSDF officer, secretary of defense, office worker | |character =Bar patron, man listening to prime minister, store patron, JSDF officer, secretary of defense, office worker | ||
|birthday =December 5, 1942 | |birthday =December 5, 1942 | ||
|death =December 5, 2014 | |death =December 5, 2014 (aged 72) | ||
|birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | ||
|first =''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) | |first =''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Assistant special effects cinematographer=== | ===Assistant special effects cinematographer=== | ||
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) | *''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) [with [[Yoichi Manoda]], [[Tokimaro Karasawa]], [[Takeshi Yamamoto]], [[Takao Tsurumi]], [[Takeshi Miyanishi]]] | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, [[Kenya Mukai]], Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) | *''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takao Tsurumi] | ||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) | *''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) | *''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
===Optical photographer=== | ===Optical photographer=== | ||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) | *''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) [with [[Yukio Manoda]], [[Yoshiyuki Tokumasa]]] | ||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) [with Yukio Manoda, Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, [[Sadao Iizuka]]] | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Keiichi Ukai, [[Yutaka Onodera]], Yoshikazu Manoda] | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Hiroshi Onoda] | ||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) | *''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa] | ||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) | *''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Hiroshi Onoda] | ||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Yutaka Onodera] | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) | *''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Keeichi Ukai, Takeshi Miyanishi] | ||
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) | *''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa] | ||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) | *''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Takeshi Miyanishi, Yutaka Onodera] | ||
=== | *''[[wikipedia:Horror Theater Unbalance|Horror Theater Unbalance]]'' (TV 1973) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) | ===2nd assistant director=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) [with [[Yoshio Tabuchi]]] | ||
=== | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with Shunichi Kobayashi, [[Eiichi Asada]]] | ||
===2nd assistant director of special effects=== | |||
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) | *''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) [with Eiichi Asada, Makoto Yasuda, Hideyuki Inoue, Kazuo Yoshida, Fumisuke Okada] | ||
===1st assistant director of special effects=== | |||
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) | *''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) | ||
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*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) [episodes 3-4, 8, 10, 14-16, 25] | *''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) [episodes 3-4, 8, 10, 14-16, 25] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [episodes 6-7] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) [episodes 6-7] | ||
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) [ | *''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 4-5, 10, 14-15, 19-20] | ||
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979) [episode 7] | *''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979) [episode 7] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) [episodes 10, 13-14] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) [episodes 10, 13-14] | ||
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*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) | ||
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997) | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997) | ||
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) | *''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) [episodes 1-51] | ||
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) | *''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) [episodes 1-51] | ||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) | *''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) [episodes 1-38] | ||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) | *''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) | ||
===Director=== | ===Director=== | ||
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*''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
*''[[CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle]]'' (video game 2006) [cutscenes] | *''[[CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle]]'' (video game 2006) [cutscenes] | ||
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) | *''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) [episodes 1-26] | ||
*''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) [with Nobuaki Sugimoto] | *''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) [with Nobuaki Sugimoto] | ||
*''[[Gunbot (series)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 1-4] | |||
===Screenwriter=== | |||
*''[[Gunbot (series)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) [episodes 1-4] | |||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) as Bar patron | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) as Bar patron [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Man listening to prime minister's speech [episode 23] | *''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Man listening to prime minister's speech [episode 23; uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as Underground shopping center patron | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as Underground shopping center patron [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) as [[Rodan]] [hand puppet] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) as [[Rodan]] [hand puppet; uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as [[JSDF]] officer | *''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as [[JSDF]] officer | ||
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) as Secretary of defense [episode 49] | *''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) as Secretary of defense [episode 49; uncredited] | ||
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) as Office worker [episode 1] | *''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) as Office worker [episode 1; uncredited] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Koichi Kawakita (川北紘一 Kawakita Kōichi), born December 5, 1942, 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. Kawakita passed away on December 5, 2014, his 72nd birthday.
Selected filmography
Assistant special effects cinematographer
- Gorath (1962) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- Matango (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takao Tsurumi]
- Atragon (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- Dogora (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Tokimaro Karasawa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi]
Optical photographer
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [with Yukio Manoda, Yoshiyuki Tokumasa]
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [with Yukio Manoda, Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Sadao Iizuka]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Keiichi Ukai, Yutaka Onodera, Yoshikazu Manoda]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Hiroshi Onoda]
- King Kong Escapes (1967) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa]
- Son of Godzilla (1967) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Hiroshi Onoda]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Yutaka Onodera]
- Latitude Zero (1969) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Keeichi Ukai, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- All Monsters Attack (1969) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa]
- Space Amoeba (1970) [with Yoshiyuki Tokumasa, Takeshi Miyanishi, Yutaka Onodera]
- Horror Theater Unbalance (TV 1973)
2nd assistant director
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) [with Yoshio Tabuchi]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [with Shunichi Kobayashi, Eiichi Asada]
2nd assistant director of special effects
- Submersion of Japan (1973) [with Eiichi Asada, Makoto Yasuda, Hideyuki Inoue, Kazuo Yoshida, Fumisuke Okada]
1st assistant director of special effects
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- The Explosion (1975)
- The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
- The War in Space (1977)
Director of special effects
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) [episodes 21-22, 25-27, 30-31, 36-37, 40-41]
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) [episodes 3-4, 8, 10, 14-16, 25]
- Ultraman Taro (TV 1973-1974) [episodes 6-7]
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 4-5, 10, 14-15, 19-20]
- Megaloman (TV 1979) [episode 7]
- Ultraman 80 (TV 1980-1981) [episodes 10, 13-14]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
- Gunhed (1989)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
- The Gransazers (TV 2003-2004) [episodes 1-51]
- The Justirisers (TV 2004-2005) [episodes 1-51]
- Super Fleet Sazer-X (TV 2005-2006) [episodes 1-38]
- Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005)
Director
- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986)
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
- CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (video game 2006) [cutscenes]
- Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007) [episodes 1-26]
- The God of Clay (2011) [with Nobuaki Sugimoto]
- Gunbot (TV 2014) [episodes 1-4]
Screenwriter
- Gunbot (TV 2014) [episodes 1-4]
Actor
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Bar patron [uncredited]
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) as Man listening to prime minister's speech [episode 23; uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Underground shopping center patron [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Rodan [hand puppet; uncredited]
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as JSDF officer
- The Gransazers (TV 2003-2004) as Secretary of defense [episode 49; uncredited]
- The Justirisers (TV 2004-2005) as Office worker [episode 1; uncredited]
Gallery
Kawakita with the suits and props for Fire Rodan, Mothra, BabyGodzilla, Super Mechagodzilla, Godzilla and King Ghidorah
Kawakita using the Rodan hand puppet
Kawakita, Roland Emmerich and Patrick Tatopoulos with the DesuGoji
Kawakita's cameo in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Trivia
- Just before his death in December 2014, Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for the PlayStation 3 Godzilla video game.
- On November 28, 2015, a special festival was held in Tokyo in honor of Koichi Kawakita. The films Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah were screened at the festival.
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