is a Japanese film director, writer, and producer.
Biography Most famous for his entries in the Heisei Godzilla series, Takao Okawara joined Tōhō in 1973, but would not get his first shot in the director's chair until 1980, when he joined Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda on the film Kagemusha (1980). Four years later, he worked as an assistant director for the first Godzilla film of the Heisei series: The Return of Godzilla (1984). Okawara debuted as primary director seven years later on the film Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected (1991), which he also wrote. His most notable credit is perhaps the crafting the most profitable Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mothra, in 1992. The director stated that his work on the first film in the Millennium series, Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999), would be his last for the series. It would also mark the end of his career at Tōhō.
Filmography Year Title Director Notes1973Tidal WaveFourth assistant director1974Prophecies of NostradamusFourth assistant director1980KagemushaAssistant director1984The Return of GodzillaChief assistant director1987Goodbye to the GirlsChief assistant director1989My PhoenixAssistant directorBuddiesAssistant director1991Chōshōjo ReikoWriterEffects director1992Godzilla vs. MothraBloody Scary Horror1993Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II1994Yamato Takeru Effects director (uncredited)1995Godzilla vs. Destoroyah1997Yukai1999Godzilla 2000Story (uncredited)
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