Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera
Born Dec 5, 1942 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1962–2014
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.
Filmography
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) — Air SDF officer (uncredited)Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) — Visual Effects Director · Visual Effects · Special EffectsRebirth of Mothra (1996) — Special Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects DirectorGodzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) — Special Effects · Visual Effects DirectorGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) — Visual Effects Director · Special Effects · Visual EffectsMonster Planet of Godzilla (1994) — DirectorGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) — Special EffectsGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) — Special Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects DirectorGodzilla vs. Biollante (1989) — Visual Effects Director · Special EffectsThe Mighty Peking Man (1977) — Special Effects · Special Effects AssistantThe War in Space (1977) — Special EffectsGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) — Visual Effects · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Director · Compositing SupervisorGodzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) — Third Assistant DirectorSpace Amoeba (1970) — Visual Effects Camera · Visual EffectsSon of Godzilla (1967) — Visual Effects · Visual Effects CameraKing Kong Escapes (1967) — Visual Effects · Visual Effects CameraUltraman (1966) — Visual Effects · Visual Effects Compositor · Title DesignerEbirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Visual Effects Camera · Special EffectsThe War of the Gargantuas (1966) — Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera · Visual Effects CompositorMothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera · Special EffectsGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera · Special EffectsDogora (1964) — Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects CameraKing Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects CameraKing Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Visual Effects Camera · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant