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|birthday | |name =Koji Hashimoto | ||
|death | |birthday =January 21, 1936 | ||
|birthplace | |death =January 9, 2005 | ||
|first | |birthplace =Ashikaga, Tochigi, [[Japan]] | ||
|notable | |first =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | ||
|wikipedia | |notable =''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | ||
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{{Quote|I wanted viewers to feel sorry for [[Godzilla]], and I think I succeeded. The existence of Godzilla itself is a dilemma. Godzilla is a living conflict of evil and sadness.|Koji Hashimoto in an interview with ''Toho SF Special Effects Movie Series Vol. 1''}} | {{Quote|I wanted viewers to feel sorry for [[Godzilla]], and I think I succeeded. The existence of Godzilla itself is a dilemma. Godzilla is a living conflict of evil and sadness.|Koji Hashimoto in an interview with ''Toho SF Special Effects Movie Series Vol. 1''}} | ||
'''Koji Hashimoto''' {{Nihongo|橋本 幸治|Hashimoto Kōji}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director and producer. He was best known for directing two major science-fiction films for [[Toho]] in 1984 | '''Koji Hashimoto''' {{Nihongo|橋本 幸治|Hashimoto Kōji}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director and producer. He was best known for directing two major science-fiction films for [[Toho]] in 1984: ''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' and ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. They were his only two directorial jobs after over 70 assignments as an assistant director, including several [[Ishiro Honda]] [[kaiju]] films and one Akira Kurosawa film, ''Dodes'ka-den''.<ref name="">{{cite book|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" |author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |page=231 }}</ref> Following ''The Return of Godzilla'', Hashimoto become a producer for Toho. He passed away of coronary heart disease on January 9, 2005 at the age of 69. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' ( | ===Assistant director=== | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' ( | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | ||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' ( | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) | ||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' ( | *''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' ( | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | ||
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' ( | *''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' ( | *''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) | ||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' ( | ===First assistant director=== | ||
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) | |||
===Director=== | |||
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) [co-director] | |||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | |||
===Interviewee=== | ===Interviewee=== | ||
*''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986) | *''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Real People}} | {{Real People|tab=Director}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | [[Category:Real people]] | ||
[[Category:Directors]] | [[Category:Directors]] | ||
[[Category:Godzilla directors]] | [[Category:Godzilla directors]] |
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I wanted viewers to feel sorry for Godzilla, and I think I succeeded. The existence of Godzilla itself is a dilemma. Godzilla is a living conflict of evil and sadness.
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— Koji Hashimoto in an interview with Toho SF Special Effects Movie Series Vol. 1 |
Koji Hashimoto (橋本 幸治 was a Hashimoto Kōji)Japanese film director and producer. He was best known for directing two major science-fiction films for Toho in 1984: Bye-Bye Jupiter and The Return of Godzilla. They were his only two directorial jobs after over 70 assignments as an assistant director, including several Ishiro Honda kaiju films and one Akira Kurosawa film, Dodes'ka-den.[1] Following The Return of Godzilla, Hashimoto become a producer for Toho. He passed away of coronary heart disease on January 9, 2005 at the age of 69.
Selected filmography
Assistant director
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
First assistant director
- Submersion of Japan (1973)
Director
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) [co-director]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Interviewee
Gallery
Hashimoto with The Return of Godzilla special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano
References
This is a list of references for Koji Hashimoto. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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