Portrait of Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Bio: 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
Born: Sat, Dec 05 1942
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Death: Fri, Dec 05 2014
Koichi Kawakita is 72 years old
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Poster of The God of Clay
The God of Clay
Koichi Kawakita was
68 in The God of Clay
as 'Director, Editor, Visual Effects'.
Thu, Jun 23 2011
Poster of Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
Koichi Kawakita was
63 in Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
as 'Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 17 2005
Poster of Rebirth of Mothra II
Rebirth of Mothra II
Koichi Kawakita was
55 in Rebirth of Mothra II
as 'Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 13 1997
Poster of Rebirth of Mothra
Rebirth of Mothra
Koichi Kawakita was
54 in Rebirth of Mothra
as 'Visual Effects, Special Effects, Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 14 1996
Poster of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Koichi Kawakita was
53 in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 09 1995
Poster of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
52 in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as 'Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 10 1994
Poster of Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Koichi Kawakita was
51 in Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Jul 09 1994
Poster of Monster Planet of Godzilla
Monster Planet of Godzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
51 in Monster Planet of Godzilla
as 'Director'.
Tue, Mar 01 1994
Poster of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Koichi Kawakita was
51 in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects Editor'.
Sat, Dec 11 1993
Poster of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Koichi Kawakita was
49 in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Dec 14 1991
Poster of Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Koichi Kawakita was
47 in Godzilla vs. Biollante
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Dec 16 1989
Poster of Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Koichi Kawakita was
47 in Godzilla vs. Biollante
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects Director'.
Sat, Dec 16 1989
Poster of Gunhed
Gunhed
Koichi Kawakita was
46 in Gunhed
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Jul 22 1989
Poster of Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Koichi Kawakita was
43 in Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
as 'Director, Writer'.
Wed, Jan 01 1986
Poster of Zero
Zero
Koichi Kawakita was
41 in Zero
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Aug 11 1984
Poster of Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Koichi Kawakita was
37 in Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
as 'Special Effects'.
Thu, Apr 17 1980
Poster of The War in Space
The War in Space
Koichi Kawakita was
35 in The War in Space
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Dec 17 1977
Poster of The Mighty Peking Man
The Mighty Peking Man
Koichi Kawakita was
34 in The Mighty Peking Man
as 'Special Effects'.
Thu, Aug 11 1977
Poster of The Corporation
The Corporation
Koichi Kawakita was
33 in The Corporation
as 'Special Effects'.
Sat, Aug 14 1976
Poster of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
31 in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as 'Visual Effects, Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Director, Compositing Supervisor'.
Thu, Mar 21 1974
Poster of Space Amoeba
Space Amoeba
Koichi Kawakita was
27 in Space Amoeba
as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera'.
Sat, Aug 01 1970
Poster of King Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes
Koichi Kawakita was
24 in King Kong Escapes
as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Camera'.
Sat, Jul 22 1967
Poster of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Koichi Kawakita was
24 in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera'.
Sat, Dec 17 1966
Poster of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Koichi Kawakita was
22 in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'.
Sun, Dec 20 1964
Poster of Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
21 in Mothra vs. Godzilla
as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'.
Wed, Apr 29 1964
Poster of King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
20 in King Kong vs. Godzilla
as 'Special Effects, Special Effects Assistant, Visual Effects Camera'.
Wed, Jun 26 1963
Poster of King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Koichi Kawakita was
19 in King Kong vs. Godzilla
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects Camera, Special Effects Assistant'.
Sat, Aug 11 1962

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Poster of Gunbot the Armored Robot
Gunbot the Armored Robot
Koichi Kawakita was
71+ in Gunbot the Armored Robot
as 'Director, Writer'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 2014
Poster of Kawaii! JeNny
Kawaii! JeNny
Koichi Kawakita was
64+ in Kawaii! JeNny
as 'Director'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 2007
Poster of Submersion of Japan
Submersion of Japan
Koichi Kawakita was
31+ in Submersion of Japan
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 06 1974
Poster of Zone Fighter
Zone Fighter
Koichi Kawakita was
30+ in Zone Fighter
as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director'.
First Air Date
Mon, Apr 02 1973
Poster of Ultraman
Ultraman
Koichi Kawakita was
23+ in Ultraman
as 'Visual Effects, Visual Effects Compositor, Title Designer'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jul 17 1966