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|name =Koichi Kawakita | |name =Koichi Kawakita | ||
|occupation = | |occupation =Director, director of special effects, special effects cinematographer, optical photographer, actor | ||
|character = | |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 | ||
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|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Kawakita | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Kawakita | ||
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'''Koichi Kawakita''' {{Nihongo|川北紘一|Kawakita Kōichi}}, born December 5, 1942, was a [[Japan]]ese | '''Koichi Kawakita''' {{Nihongo|川北紘一|Kawakita Kōichi}}, born December 5, 1942, was a [[Japan]]ese director, cinematographer, and optical photographer best known for his work on most of the [[Heisei era]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|films]] and the [[Rebirth of Mothra|first]] [[Rebirth of Mothra II|two]] [[:Category:Rebirth of Mothra|''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. | ||
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==Selected Filmography== | ==Selected Filmography== | ||
===Assistant special effects cinematographer=== | |||
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) | |||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | |||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) | |||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) | |||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) | |||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) | |||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) | |||
===Optical photographer=== | |||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) | |||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | |||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) | |||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | |||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) | |||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) | |||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) | |||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) | |||
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) | |||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) | |||
===Assistant director=== | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | |||
===Assistant director of special effects=== | |||
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*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) | |||
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | |||
*''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) | |||
*''[[The Mighty Peking Man]]'' (1977) | |||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) | |||
===Director of special effects=== | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) [episodes 21-22, 25-27, 30-31, 36-37, 40-41] | |||
*''[[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] | |||
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) [unknown number of episodes] | |||
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979) [episode 7] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|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) | |||
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) | |||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) | |||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) | |||
===Director=== | ===Director=== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
*''[[CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle]]'' (video game 2006) [cutscenes] | |||
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) | |||
*''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) [with Nobuaki Sugimoto] | |||
*''[[CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle]]'' ( | |||
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) | |||
*''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) | |||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) as Bar patron | |||
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Man listening to prime minister's speech [episode 23] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as Underground shopping center patron | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) as [[Rodan]] [hand puppet] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) as [[Rodan]] [hand puppet] | ||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as [[JSDF]] | *''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as [[JSDF]] officer | ||
*''[[The | *''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) as Secretary of defense [episode 49] | ||
*''[[ | *''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) as Office worker [episode 1] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
Godzillabiollanteevent04.jpg| | Godzillabiollanteevent04.jpg|Kawakita with the suits and props for [[Rodan/Heisei|Fire Rodan]], [[Mothra/Heisei|Mothra]], [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei#Super Mechagodzilla|Super Mechagodzilla]], [[RadoGoji|Godzilla]] and [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]] | ||
Koichi_Kawakita's_Monster_Suits.jpg | Koichi_Kawakita's_Monster_Suits.jpg | ||
GvMG2 - Production - 3.jpeg|Kawakita using the [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]] hand puppet | GvMG2 - Production - 3.jpeg|Kawakita using the [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]] hand puppet | ||
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Kawakita death anniversary ceremony.jpeg | Kawakita death anniversary ceremony.jpeg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Just before his death in December [[2014]], Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for the [[Godzilla (2014 video game)|PlayStation 3 ''Godzilla'' video game]]. | *Just before his death in December [[2014]], Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for the [[Godzilla (2014 video game)|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]]'' | *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. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/kawakit.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)] | *[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/kawakit.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)] |
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Koichi Kawakita (川北紘一, born December 5, 1942, was a Kawakita Kōichi)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)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Matango (1963)
- Atragon (1963)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Dogora (1964)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Optical photographer
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- Space Amoeba (1970)
Assistant director
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Assistant director of special effects
- Submersion of Japan (1973)
- 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) [unknown number of episodes]
- 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)
- The Justirisers (TV 2004-2005)
- Super Fleet Sazer-X (TV 2005-2006)
- Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005)
Director
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
- CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (video game 2006) [cutscenes]
- Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007)
- The God of Clay (2011) [with Nobuaki Sugimoto]
Actor
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Bar patron
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) as Man listening to prime minister's speech [episode 23]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Underground shopping center patron
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Rodan [hand puppet]
- 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 Justirisers (TV 2004-2005) as Office worker [episode 1]
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.
External Links
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