Takao Okawara

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Director
Writer

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Takao Okawara was born on 20 December 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an assistant director and director, known for Yukai (1997), Godzilla 2000 (1999) and Kagemusha, l'ombre du guerrier (1980).

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Known for

Yukai (1997)

6.7

Director

1997

Godzilla 2000 (1999)

6.0

Director

1999

Kagemusha, l'ombre du guerrier (1980)

Kagemusha, l'ombre du guerrier

7.9

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1980

Chô shôjo Reiko (1991)

Chô shôjo Reiko

5.7

Director

1991

Credits

Second Unit or Assistant Director

A un
6.7
- assistant director
- 1989
My Phoenix
- assistant director
- 1989
Sayonara no onnatachi
5.6
- chief assistant director
- 1987
Le retour de Godzilla
6.1
- chief assistant director
- 1985
Le Retour de Godzilla
6.8
- chief assistant director
- 1984
Kaikyô
6.7
- assistant director
- 1982
Rengô kantai
6.8
- second assistant director
- 1981
Kagemusha, l'ombre du guerrier
7.9
- assistant director
- 1980
Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen
7.5
- second assistant director
- 1977
Ôzora no samurai
6.8
- second assistant director
- 1976
Seishun no mon
6.8
- second assistant director
- 1975
Fin du monde: Nostradamus an 2000
6.2
- fourth assistant director
- 1974
La Submersion du Japon
5.5
- fifth assistant director
- 1973

Director

Godzilla: Monster War
Short
- Director (original material)
- 2017
Godzilla: Final Wars
6.3
- Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
- 2004
Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
6.4
- Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
- 2003
Godzilla 2000
6.0
- Director
- 1999
Yukai
6.7
- Director
- 1997
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
6.9
- Director
- 1995
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
5.8
- Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
- 1994
Yamato Takeru
6.3
- Director
- 1994
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2
6.5
- Director
- 1993
Bloody! Scary Horror!
5.2
- Director
- 1992
Godzilla vs. Mothra
6.1
- Director
- 1992
Chô shôjo Reiko
5.7
- Director
- 1991

Writer

Personal details

Born
- December 20, 1949
- Tokyo, Japan
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
While he has directed several films in the Godzilla series, he was never a big fan of character.

Quotes
[on Jurassic Park (1993) ] The film technically is a masterpiece, but there really isn't much to the story.

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