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Koji Kajita

Bio: Koji Kajita (Kajita Kōji, October 7, 1923 - August 18, 2013), also known under the pen name Susumu Ike (Ike Susumu), was a Japanese director, screenwriter, lyricist, and composer. His first film was "The Tale of Izu" (1951), and is most well-known for being the first assistant director to Ishiro Honda on many of the early Godzilla films, including "Godzilla" (1954), "King Kong vs
Born: Sun, Oct 07 1923
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Death: Sun, Aug 18 2013
Koji Kajita is 89 years old
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Poster of Godzilla
Godzilla
Koji Kajita was
53 in Godzilla
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sat, Jan 01 1977
Poster of The War of the Gargantuas
The War of the Gargantuas
Koji Kajita was
42 in The War of the Gargantuas
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sun, Jul 31 1966
Poster of Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Koji Kajita was
42 in Invasion of Astro-Monster
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sun, Dec 19 1965
Poster of Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Koji Kajita was
41 in Frankenstein Conquers the World
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Aug 08 1965
Poster of Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Koji Kajita was
40 in Mothra vs. Godzilla
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Wed, Apr 29 1964
Poster of Matango
Matango
Koji Kajita was
39 in Matango
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Aug 11 1963
Poster of King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Koji Kajita was
39 in King Kong vs. Godzilla
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Wed, Jun 26 1963
Poster of Varan the Unbelievable
Varan the Unbelievable
Koji Kajita was
39 in Varan the Unbelievable
as 'Assistant Director'.
Fri, Dec 07 1962
Poster of King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Koji Kajita was
38 in King Kong vs. Godzilla
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sat, Aug 11 1962
Poster of Gorath
Gorath
Koji Kajita was
38 in Gorath
as 'Assistant Director'.
Wed, Mar 21 1962
Poster of 3 Dolls and Baby Gang
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
Koji Kajita was
38 in 3 Dolls and Baby Gang
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sat, Dec 09 1961
Poster of Acchan no bebi gyangu
Acchan no bebi gyangu
Koji Kajita was
37 in Acchan no bebi gyangu
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Sep 17 1961
Poster of Mothra
Mothra
Koji Kajita was
37 in Mothra
as 'Original Music Composer'.
Sun, Jul 30 1961
Poster of The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor
Koji Kajita was
37 in The Human Vapor
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Dec 11 1960
Poster of Battle in Outer Space
Battle in Outer Space
Koji Kajita was
36 in Battle in Outer Space
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sat, Dec 26 1959
Poster of A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart
Koji Kajita was
35 in A Whistle in My Heart
as 'Assistant Director'.
Sun, Mar 29 1959
Poster of Varan
Varan
Koji Kajita was
35 in Varan
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Tue, Oct 14 1958
Poster of The H-Man
The H-Man
Koji Kajita was
34 in The H-Man
as 'Assistant Director'.
Tue, Jun 24 1958
Poster of Song for a Bride
Song for a Bride
Koji Kajita was
34 in Song for a Bride
as 'Assistant Director'.
Tue, Feb 11 1958
Poster of The Mysterians
The Mysterians
Koji Kajita was
34 in The Mysterians
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Sat, Dec 28 1957
Poster of Tokyo 1960
Tokyo 1960
Koji Kajita was
34 in Tokyo 1960
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, Dec 27 1957
Poster of Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Koji Kajita was
33 in Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Thu, Mar 14 1957
Poster of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Koji Kajita was
32 in Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Fri, May 18 1956
Poster of Godzilla
Godzilla
Koji Kajita was
31 in Godzilla
as 'First Assistant Director'.
Wed, Nov 03 1954

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Poster of Ultra Q
Ultra Q
Koji Kajita was
42+ in Ultra Q
as 'Director, Screenplay'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 02 1966