Koji Hashimoto

Career Overview

Koji Hashimoto has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Americanized Godzilla Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Invasion of Astro-Monster, The Return of Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1936-01-21

Birth Place

Tochigi, Japan

Known For

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  Invasion of Astro-Monster
• 

  The Return of Godzilla
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  King Kong vs. Godzilla
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  Godzilla 1985
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  All Monsters Attack
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  Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Americanized Godzilla Collection (2 titles)
• Tanokin Super Hit Series (1 titles)
• Kosuke Kindaichi Collection (1 titles)
• The Human Revolution (1 titles)
• Frankenstein (Toho) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Yoshibumi Tajima (6 collaborations)
• Haruo Nakajima (5 collaborations)
• Someshō Matsumoto (3 collaborations)
• Shōichi Hirose (3 collaborations)
• Kazuo Suzuki (3 collaborations)
• Yōsuke Natsuki (3 collaborations)
• Hiroshi Koizumi (3 collaborations)
• Kenji Sahara (3 collaborations)
• Ikio Sawamura (3 collaborations)
• Jun Tazaki (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (1 credits)

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    original story

    writing
    2018

• production (2 credits)

  • Himeyuri no To

    executive producer

    production
    1995
  • You'll Fall For Me

    executive producer

    production
    1989

• actors (2 credits)

  • Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Making of The Return of Godzilla

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985

• directing (25 credits)

  • Godzilla 1985

    director

    directing
    1985
  • The Return of Godzilla

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Sayonara Jupiter

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Good Luck Love

    assistant director

    directing
    1981
  • The Last Days of Planet Earth

    first assistant director

    directing
    1981
  • Magnitude 7.9

    second assistant director

    directing
    1980
  • The House of Hanging

    assistant director

    directing
    1979
  • Glowing Autumn

    assistant director

    directing
    1978
  • Human Revolution II

    assistant director

    directing
    1976
  • Tidal Wave

    assistant director

    directing
    1975
  • Prophecies of Nostradamus

    first assistant director

    directing
    1974
  • Submersion of Japan

    assistant director

    directing
    1973
  • Long Journey into Love

    assistant director

    directing
    1973
  • Children Who Don't Know War

    assistant director

    directing
    1973
  • First-Decade Boss vs. Second-Decade Staff: Mon-Fri-Fri

    assistant director

    directing
    1971
  • I Hear the Whistle

    assistant director

    directing
    1971
  • First-Decade President vs. Second-Decade Staff

    assistant director

    directing
    1971
  • All Monsters Attack

    third assistant director

    directing
    1969
  • Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure

    assistant director

    directing
    1969
  • Latitude Zero

    assistant director

    directing
    1969
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster

    assistant director

    directing
    1965
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World

    assistant director

    directing
    1965
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    first assistant director

    directing
    1964
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    assistant director

    directing
    1963
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    assistant director

    directing
    1962