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*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' ([[1971]]) - Assistant Director of Special Effects | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' ([[1971]]) - Assistant Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[Zone Fighter (Series)|Zone Fighter]]'' - Director of Special Effects | *''[[Zone Fighter (Series)|Zone Fighter]]'' - Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' ([[1974]]) - Assistant Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' - Special Effects Supervisor | *''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' - Special Effects Supervisor | ||
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' ([[1974]]) - Assistant Director of Special Effects | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' ([[1974]]) - Assistant Director of Special Effects | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' ([[1991]]) - Director of Special Effects | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' ([[1991]]) - Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' ([[1992]]) - Director of Special Effects | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' ([[1992]]) - Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2]]'' ([[1993]]) - Director of Special Effects, [[Rodan]] {{Small|(Hand Puppet)}} | ||
*''[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]'' ([[1994]]) - Director of Special Effects | *''[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]'' ([[1994]]) - Director of Special Effects | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' ([[1994]]) - Director of Special Effects | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' ([[1994]]) - Director of Special Effects | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
Godzillabiollanteevent04.jpg|Koichi Kawakita with the [[HeiseiRado|Fire Rodan]], [[HeiseiMosuImago|Mothra imago]], [[Godzilla Junior#Godzilla vs. | Godzillabiollanteevent04.jpg|Koichi Kawakita with the [[HeiseiRado|Fire Rodan]], [[HeiseiMosuImago|Mothra imago]], [[Godzilla Junior#Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2|Baby Godzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)#Super Mechagodzilla|Super Mechagodzilla]], [[RadoGoji|Godzilla]] and [[HeiseiGhido|King Ghidorah]] suits and props | ||
GvMG2 - Production - 3.jpeg|Kawakita using the [[HeiseiRado]] hand puppet | GvMG2 - Production - 3.jpeg|Kawakita using the [[HeiseiRado]] hand puppet | ||
Tristargodzilla9836.jpg|Kawakita, [[Roland Emmerich]] and Patrick Tatopoulos with the [[MogeGoji|DesuGoji]] | Tristargodzilla9836.jpg|Kawakita, [[Roland Emmerich]] and Patrick Tatopoulos with the [[MogeGoji|DesuGoji]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Just before his death in December [[2014]], Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for ''[[Godzilla: The Game]]''. | *Just before his death in December [[2014]], Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for ''[[Godzilla: The Game]]''. | ||
*On November 28, [[2015]], a special festival was held in [[Tokyo]] in honor of Koichi Kawakita. The films ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. | *On November 28, [[2015]], a special festival was held in [[Tokyo]] in honor of Koichi Kawakita. The films ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'', and ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'', for all of which Kawakita acted as the director of special effects, 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)] | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 2 March 2017
Template:Infobox Director Koichi Kawakita (川北紘一 Kawakita Kōichi), born December 5, 1942, was a Japanese optical technician, special effects director, and director 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.
Filmography
- Gorath (1962) - Assistant Optical Technician
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Assistant Special Effects Cameraman
- Zero Fighter (Special Effects Optical Assistant)
- The Return of Ultraman - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Zone Fighter - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Ultraman Leo - Special Effects Supervisor
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Conflagaration - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- The Human Revolution Continues - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Zero Pilot - Director of Special Effects
- Goliathon -Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Monkey - Director of Special Effects
- Tokyo Daijishin Magnitude 8.1 - Special Effects Supervisor
- Ultraman 80 - Special Effects Supervisor
- Saraba Kaitei Kûbo I 401 Maboroshi no Panama Unga Daibakugeki! - Special Effects Supervisor
- The War in Space (1977) - Assistant Director of Special Effects
- Megaloman - Director of Special Effects
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) - Director of Special Effects
- Zero - Director of Special Effects
- Love: Take Off - Director of Special Effects
- 19 - Special Effects Supervisor
- Bureau of D Agency - Director of Special Effects
- Gunhed (1989) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 (1993) - Director of Special Effects, Rodan (Hand Puppet)
- Yamato Takeru (1994) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) - Director of Special Effects
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996) - Director of Special Effects
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) - Director of Special Effects
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) - SDF Officer (Cameo)
- Super Star God GranSazer - Director of Special Effects, SDF Officer (Cameo)
- Phantom Star God Justirisers - Director of Special Effects, Businessman (Cameo)
- Super Star Fleet Sazer-X - Director of Special Effects, Businessman (Cameo)
- Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Soldiers (2005) - Director of Special Effects
- CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle - Director of Special Effects (Live Action Scenes)
- Kawaii! JeNny - Director
Gallery
Koichi Kawakita with the Fire Rodan, Mothra imago, Baby Godzilla, Super Mechagodzilla, Godzilla and King Ghidorah suits and props
Kawakita using the HeiseiRado hand puppet
Kawakita, Roland Emmerich and Patrick Tatopoulos with the DesuGoji
Trivia
- Just before his death in December 2014, Koichi Kawakita acted as a consultant for Godzilla: The 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 2, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, for all of which Kawakita acted as the director of special effects, were screened at the festival.
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