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Takao Okawara joined Toho in 1972, at a time when the studio had long-since abandoned its assistant director’s program; gone was the system which had turned out such accomplished Japanese directors of the 1930s-50s like Senkichi Taniguchi, Ishiro Honda, and even the legendary Akira Kurosawa. As the latter recalled in his autobiography ...
Dec 31, 2023 · Takao Okawara (大河原 孝夫, Ōkawara Takao) is a Japanese film director and writer. After graduating from Waseda University in 1972, Okawara worked under directors like Shiro Moritani and Toshio Masuda. He won the second prize at the 13th Kido Awards in 1991 for Reiko, Psyche Resurrected, his first film as a director and the only film for ...
Takao Okawara (born December 20, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director, writer and producer. He is known for directing Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah and Godzilla 2000: Millennium.
Jul 16, 2024 · Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon  (ヤマトタケル,   Yamato Takeru, lit. "Yamato Takeru") is a 1994 tokusatsu fantasy kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Wataru Mimura, with special effects by Koichi Kawakita. It was produced by Toho Pictures, while its special effects were produced by Toho Eizo Bijutsu. The film stars Masahiro Takashima, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Akaji ...
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon[2] (Japanese: ヤマトタケル, Hepburn: Yamato Takeru) is a 1994 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and produced by Shogo Tomiyama, with a screenplay by Wataru Mimura. Produced by Toho, the film is based on Japanese mythology, specifically the birth of Shinto. [1] It stars Masahiro Takashima, Yasuko ...
Takao Okawara. Highest Rated: 100% Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) Lowest Rated: 57% Godzilla 2000 (2000) Birthday: Dec 20, 1949. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan. Explore the filmography of Takao Okawara ...
Jul 17, 2024 · Godzilla 2000: Millennium  (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム,   Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu) is a 1999 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura, with special effects by Kenji Suzuki. Produced by Toho Pictures, it is the 23rd mainline installment in the Godzilla series and the 24th Godzilla film overall, as well as the first in ...
