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[Boss Doggie]

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Movie visual effects director Kōichi Kawakita passed away on December 5 due to liver failure. He was 72. A funeral service was held for close relatives, with his wife Toshiko as chief mourner. A memorial service is planned in the future.

Kawakita was born in Tokyo on December 5, 1942. He worked as the special effects director for six Heisei Godzilla feature films, including Godzilla vs. King Ghidora. He also worked on other films such as Gunhed and 1996's Mothra, as well as television projects such as Chōseishin GranSazer.

This is the closest I have for a sad Godzilla

 

[killatopak]

RIP

 

[- J - D -]

Heisei was the best Godzilla era. RIP Mr. Kawakita!

 

[Ridley327]

RIP

Anyone know what he did specifically? There was always about four or five guys working on the effects of those films.

 

[Corgi]

was watching this badass behind the scenes of godzilla vs king ghidorah the other day too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbfT8uz1aE


Great stuff. heisei had some really neat stuff going on practical effect wise.

 

[Smellycat]

 

[Boss Doggie]

RIP

Anyone know what he did specifically? There was always about four or five guys working on the effects of those films.

according to wiki


Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Yamato Takeru (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)


Wow, he did Rebirth of Mothra and vs. Biollante!

 

[Troubled Bat]

RIP Kawakita T^T

Anybody who has worked on Godzilla holds dear to my heart.

 

[Retro]

I grew up on the Showa series, but the Heisei films have been a really nice surprise now that I've been able to see them (they were close to impossible to find in the US when they first came out). They were still using practical effects at that point too, so whatever faults I can find with the movies, his work definitely isn't among them. Even something I'd put really low on my list like Vs. Spacegodzilla still had great effects work.

Really awful news.

 

[Sephzilla]

The Heisei films are my favorite era of Godzilla. So this really makes me feel sad.

 

[Ridley327]

according to wiki


Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Yamato Takeru (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)


Wow, he did Rebirth of Mothra and vs. Biollante!

I'm not a fan of the film itself, but Biollante itself is a practical effects miracle, so that's really damn fine work to be remembered for.

 

[Cow Mengde]

RIP. I love the special effects in Godzilla Vs Biollante.

 

[Sephzilla]

I'm not a fan of the film itself, but Biollante itself is a practical effects miracle, so that's really damn fine work to be remembered for.

Yeah I watched Vs Biollante last year and it doesn't hold up as well as I thought. But Biollante the monster is probably the best Godzilla kaiju ever. I really want that monster to reappear some day.

 

[CheeseConey]

Wow... Just saw him in July at G-Fest in Chicago. Horrible news.

Actually found picture I took of him at G-Fest.