Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
Born 1942-12-05 · Tokyo, Japan
Died 2014-12-05
Koichi Kawakita 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.
Credits
Newest first
The Dawn of Kaiju Eigaas Self - Filmmaker2019
Gunbot the Armored RobotDirector2014- Gunbot the Armored RobotWriter2014
The God of ClayEditor2011- The God of ClayDirector2011
- The God of ClayVisual Effects2011
- The God of ClayProduction Supervisor2011
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothraas Himself2010
Kawaii! JeNnyDirector2007
Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star WarriorsVisual Effects Director2005
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attackas Air SDF officer (uncredited)2001
Rebirth of Mothra IIVisual Effects Director1997- Rebirth of Mothra IIVisual Effects1997
- Rebirth of Mothra IISpecial Effects1997
Rebirth of MothraVisual Effects1996- Rebirth of MothraSpecial Effects1996
- Rebirth of MothraVisual Effects Director1996
Godzilla vs. DestoroyahSpecial Effects1995- Godzilla vs. DestoroyahVisual Effects Director1995
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaVisual Effects Director1994- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaSpecial Effects1994
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaVisual Effects1994
Orochi, the Eight-Headed DragonSpecial Effects1994
Monster Planet of GodzillaDirector1994
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IISpecial Effects1993
Making of Godzilla vs. Biollanteas Himself1993
Godzilla vs. King GhidorahSpecial Effects1991- Godzilla vs. King GhidorahVisual Effects1991
- Godzilla vs. King GhidorahVisual Effects Director1991
Godzilla vs. BiollanteSpecial Effects1989- Godzilla vs. BiollanteVisual Effects Director1989
GunhedSpecial Effects1989- GunhedVisual Effects Director1989
- GunhedVisual Effects1989
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87Title Designer1989
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete CollectionDirector1986- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete CollectionWriter1986
Making of The Return of GodzillaDirector1985
ZeroSpecial Effects1984
Sayonara JupiterSpecial Effects1984- Sayonara JupiterVisual Effects1984
- Sayonara JupiterVisual Effects Director1984
The Last Days of Planet EarthVisual Effects Director1981
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1Special Effects1980
The War in SpaceSpecial Effects1977
The Mighty Peking ManSpecial Effects1977- The Mighty Peking ManSpecial Effects Assistant1977
The CorporationSpecial Effects1976
ConflagrationSpecial Effects1975- ConflagrationSpecial Effects Assistant1975
- ConflagrationVisual Effects Director1975
Submersion of JapanSpecial Effects1974
Prophecies of NostradamusSpecial Effects1974- Prophecies of NostradamusSpecial Effects Assistant1974
- Prophecies of NostradamusVisual Effects1974
- Prophecies of NostradamusVisual Effects Director1974
Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaVisual Effects1974- Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaSpecial Effects1974
- Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaSpecial Effects Assistant1974
- Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaVisual Effects Director1974
- Godzilla vs. MechagodzillaCompositing Supervisor1974
Zone FighterSpecial Effects1973- Zone FighterVisual Effects1973
- Zone FighterVisual Effects Director1973
Godzilla vs. HedorahThird Assistant Director1971
Space AmoebaVisual Effects Camera1970- Space AmoebaVisual Effects1970
Latitude ZeroVisual Effects1969- Latitude ZeroVisual Effects Camera1969
Son of GodzillaVisual Effects1967- Son of GodzillaVisual Effects Camera1967
King Kong EscapesVisual Effects1967- King Kong EscapesVisual Effects Camera1967
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepSpecial Effects1966- Ebirah, Horror of the DeepVisual Effects Camera1966
The War of the GargantuasVisual Effects1966- The War of the GargantuasVisual Effects Camera1966
- The War of the GargantuasVisual Effects Compositor1966
UltramanVisual Effects1966- UltramanVisual Effects Compositor1966