Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects
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.
Known for
Visual Effects27
movieThe God of Clay
2011
Visual Effects
movieSuper Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
2005
Visual Effects Director
movieRebirth of Mothra II
1997
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieRebirth of Mothra
1996
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieGodzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
Visual Effects Director
movieGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieGodzilla vs. Biollante
1989
Visual Effects Director
movieGunhed
1989
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieSayonara Jupiter
1984
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieThe Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
Visual Effects Director
movieConflagration
1975
Visual Effects Director
movieProphecies of Nostradamus
1974
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director, Compositing Supervisor
tvZone Fighter
1973
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieSpace Amoeba
1970
Visual Effects Camera, Visual Effects
movieLatitude Zero
1969
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera
movieSon of Godzilla
1967
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera
movieKing Kong Escapes
1967
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera
movieEbirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Visual Effects Camera
movieThe War of the Gargantuas
1966
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Visual Effects Compositor
tvUltraman
1966
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Compositor
movieGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Visual Effects Camera
movieDogora
1964
Visual Effects Camera
movieMothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Visual Effects Camera
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Visual Effects Camera
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Visual Effects Camera
Crew26
movieRebirth of Mothra II
1997
Special Effects
movieRebirth of Mothra
1996
Special Effects
movieGodzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
Special Effects
movieGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
Special Effects
movieOrochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
1994
Special Effects
movieGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
Special Effects
movieGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
Special Effects
movieGodzilla vs. Biollante
1989
Special Effects
movieGunhed
1989
Special Effects
movieZero
1984
Special Effects
movieSayonara Jupiter
1984
Special Effects
movieTokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980
Special Effects
movieThe War in Space
1977
Special Effects
movieThe Mighty Peking Man
1977
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
movieThe Corporation
1976
Special Effects
movieConflagration
1975
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
tvSubmersion of Japan
1974
Special Effects
movieProphecies of Nostradamus
1974
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
movieGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
tvZone Fighter
1973
Special Effects
movieEbirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Special Effects
movieGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects
movieDogora
1964
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
movieMothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant
Directing7
tvGunbot the Armored Robot
2014
Director
movieThe God of Clay
2011
Director
tvKawaii! JeNny
2007
Director
movieGodzilla vs. Hedorah
1971
Third Assistant Director
Acting4
movieThe Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
Self - Filmmaker
movieGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
Air SDF officer (uncredited)
Art2
movieUltraman: Terror on Route 87
1989
Title Designer
tvUltraman
1966
Title Designer
Writing2
Editing1
movieThe God of Clay
2011
Editor
Production1
movieThe God of Clay
2011
Production Supervisor