Koichi Kawakita

Los albores del kaiju eiga

Jonathan Bellés

Akira Takarada, Haruo Nakajima

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

怪獣プラネットゴジラ

Koichi Kawakita

Megumi Odaka, Kenpachirō Satsuma

A former 3D theme park attraction at Sanrio Puroland. A spaceship called Earth is dispatched to investigate the disappearance of its counterpart on a monster-filled planet beyond our Solar System. Once there, it quickly spots the downed craft, and is promptly attacked by Mothra and Rodan. It spots Godzilla and opens fire on him, giving the Planet enough time to escape.

ねんどの神さま

Koichi Kawakita, Nobuaki Sugimoto

A 2011 tokusatsu kaiju short film produced by Dream Planet Japan and Marbling Fine Arts. Initially directed by Nobuaki Sugimoto, it was completed by Koichi Kawakita. It is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Masamoto Nasu. This was Koichi Kawakita's final film before his death in 2014.

東宝特撮未使用フィルム大全集

Koichi Kawakita

Kumi Mizuno, Koji Hashimoto

A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including several films from the famous Godzilla franchise.

Making of Godzilla vs. Biollante

Masao Daimon

Kazuki Ōmori, Koichi Kawakita

A lengthy discussion on the film's story, the villain, themes, getting the picture off the ground, the script, the shoot, visual effects, and much more. The piece includes making-of footage from the shoot as well as filmmaker interviews.

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

Masao Daimon

Kazuki Ōmori, Takao Okawara

A look into the production of the nineteenth Godzilla film. Includes filmmaker and actor interviews with behind the scenes footage of the film's visual effects. Includes an interview with Akira Ifukube and a brief discussion of the late Ishiro Honda.