Kōichi Kawakita

Japanese film director

Kōichi Kawakita
川北紘一

Born	December 5, 1942 Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Died	December 5, 2014 (aged 72)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Special effects director
Years active	1960 - 2014

Kōichi Kawakita (川北紘一, Kawakita Kōichi, December 5, 1942 – December 5, 2014^[1]) was a Japanese special effects director, cinematographer, and optical photographer.

Filmography

Director

Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994)
The God of Clay (2011)

Special effects director

Ultraman Ace (1972-1973)
Ultraman Taro (1973-1974)
Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
Gunhed (1989)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)^[2]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)^[2]
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)^[2]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)^[2]
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Yamato Takeru (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Chouseishin Series (2003-2006)
Chouseishin Gransazer (2003-2004)
Genseishin Justirisers (2004-2005)
Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005-2006)

Special effects assistant director

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
The War in Space (1977)
The Mighty Peking Man (1977)

Actor

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Bar Patron (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Underground shopping center patron (uncredited)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) - Rodan hand puppet (uncredited)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) - Minor Role (SDF officer) (final film role)

References

^ ""平成ゴジラ特技監督、川北紘一さん死去". 朝日新聞デジタル. (2014年12月11日)".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ウルトラマンの変身シーンを生み出した男、「ゴジラ対ビオランテ」の川北紘一インタビュー". 4 March 2011.

External links

http://www.tohokingdom.com/people/koichi_kawakita.htm
Milner, David. Yohihiko Shibata (trans.) December 1994. "An Interview with Koichi Kawakita", Kaiju Fan Online. (Originally published in Cult Movies)