Directing · b. 1923 · Tokyo, Japan

Koji Kajita

Biography

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. Godzilla" (1962), and "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964), as well as other Tokusatsu films produced by Toho throughout the 1950's and 1960's like "The Mysterians" (1957), "Matango" (1963), and "The War of the Gargantuas" (...

Other Credits
Godzilla First Assistant Director 1977 The War of the Gargantuas First Assistant Director 1966 Invasion of Astro-Monster First Assistant Director 1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World Assistant Director 1965 Mothra vs. Godzilla First Assistant Director 1964 Matango First Assistant Director 1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla First Assistant Director 1963 Siege of Fort Bismarck First Assistant Director 1963 Varan the Unbelievable Assistant Director 1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla First Assistant Director 1962 Gorath First Assistant Director 1962 3 Dolls and Baby Gang Assistant Director 1961 Acchan no bebi gyangu Assistant Director 1961 Mothra Original Music Composer 1961 The Human Vapor Assistant Director 1960 Battle in Outer Space Assistant Director 1959 A Whistle in My Heart Assistant Director 1959 Varan First Assistant Director 1958 The H-Man Assistant Director 1958 Song for a Bride Assistant Director 1958
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