Koichi Kawakita

Koichi Kawakita

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Tokyo, Japan
December 5, 1942

Biography

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.

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Koichi Kawakita 1

Representative Works

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
7.8
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Biollante
7.4
/ Japanese
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
7.0
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
6.7
/ Japanese
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
6.9
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
6.8
/ Japanese
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
7.5
/ Japanese
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
7.0
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
7.0
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.9
/ Japanese
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3
/ Japanese
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
7.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995Winner

Best Performance

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989Nominee

Best Director

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Career Highlights

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994Highlight

Best Director

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962Highlight

Best Performance

King Kong vs. Godzilla

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