Takeo Kita was a Japanese production designer, producer, and representative director and president of the Toho film studio, Toho Built. His career spanned over four decades, beginning as an assistant for Toho's precursor, Photo Chemical Laboratory, and working in his later days on tokusatsu projects and the films of Ishiro Honda. Kita passed away on September 1, 1979, at the age of 72.
Known For
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1963)
Production Design
Godzilla
(1954)
Production Design and Art Direction
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1962)
Production Design
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Art Direction and Production Design
Godzilla Raids Again
(1955)
Production Design
Son of Godzilla
(1967)
Production Design
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
Art Direction and Production Design
Destroy All Monsters
(1968)
Set Designer and Production Design
Invasion of Astro-Monster
(1965)
Production Design and Art Direction
Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
Production Design and Art Direction
All Monsters Attack
(1969)
Production Design
Mothra
(1961)
Art Direction
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Production Design and Art Direction
Frankenstein Conquers the World
(1965)
Production Design and Art Direction
King Kong Escapes
(1967)
Production Design
The War of the Gargantuas
(1966)
Production Design
Full Filmography
Art
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
(1930)
Set Decoration
Romantic and Crazy
(1934)
Art Direction
Botchan
(1935)
Production Design
Radio Queen
(1935)
Production Design
Drifting
(1935)
Settings
Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 2
(1936)
Production Design
Enoken's Donguri Tonbei
(1936)
Art Direction
Man of the House
(1936)
Production Design
Morning's Tree-Lined Street
(1936)
Settings
The Road I Travel with You
(1936)
Art Direction
Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1
(1936)
Production Design
Japanese Women's Textbook
(1937)
Production Design
Learn from Experience, Part Two
(1937)
Settings
A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf
(1937)
Production Design
Avalanche
(1937)
Production Design
The Abe Clan
(1938)
Art Direction
Rainbow Hill
(1938)
Art Direction
The Giant
(1938)
Art Direction
Song of the White Orchid
(1939)
Art Direction
Shanghai Landing Party
(1939)
Settings
Story of Leadership
(1941)
Production Design
音楽大進軍
(1943)
Art Direction
Those Who Make Tomorrow
(1946)
Production Design
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
(1947)
Production Design
Sasaki Kojiro
(1950)
Production Design
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
(1951)
Production Design
The White Orchid
(1951)
Art Direction
Sword for Hire
(1952)
Production Design
Shanghai Rose
(1952)
Production Design
Tokyo Sweetheart
(1952)
Art Direction
Jirocho, the Hunted
(1953)
Art Direction
Jirocho's Home-Coming
(1953)
Art Direction
An Edoite Judge
(1953)
Art Direction
Youth of Heiji Senigata
(1953)
Production Design
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
(1953)
Art Direction
Her Captive Gamblers
(1953)
Art Direction
Godzilla
(1954)
Production Design and Art Direction
Jirocho's New Year
(1954)
Art Direction
Farewell Rabaul
(1954)
Art Direction
The Lone Journey
(1955)
Production Design
Stray Sheep
(1955)
Art Direction
Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip
(1955)
Production Design
Godzilla Raids Again
(1955)
Production Design
The Maiden Courtesan
(1956)
Art Direction
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
(1956)
Art Direction
Settlement of Love
(1956)
Production Design
The Storm
(1956)
Production Design
The Vampire Moth
(1956)
Art Direction
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Art Direction and Production Design
Rebels on the High Sea
(1956)
Production Design
Sazae-san
(1956)
Production Design
Rainy Night Duel
(1956)
Production Design
The Living Koheiji
(1957)
Art Direction
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
(1957)
Art Direction
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
(1957)
Art Direction and Production Design
Sazae-san Sequel
(1957)
Production Design
Teenage Sazae
(1957)
Production Design
Yaji and Kita on the Road
(1958)
Art Direction
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
(1958)
Art Direction
A Boy and Three Mothers
(1958)
Production Design
The Child Writers
(1958)
Production Design
The H-Man
(1958)
Production Design
Sazae's Engagement Trip
(1958)
Art Direction
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
(1958)
Art Direction
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
(1959)
Art Direction
Saga of the Vagabonds
(1959)
Art Direction
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Production Design
Sazae-san's Baby
(1960)
Production Design and Art Direction
Sazae And Aunt Apron
(1960)
Production Design
The Angry Sea
(1960)
Art Direction
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
(1961)
Production Design
The Last War
(1961)
Production Design
Mothra
(1961)
Art Direction
Gorath
(1962)
Production Design and Art Direction
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1962)
Production Design
Atragon
(1963)
Production Design
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1963)
Production Design
Samurai Pirate
(1963)
Production Design
Attack Squadron
(1963)
Production Design
Tiger Flight
(1964)
Production Design
Car Thieves
(1964)
Art Direction
Dogora
(1964)
Production Design
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
Art Direction and Production Design
Mothra vs. Godzilla
(1964)
Production Design and Art Direction
The Retreat from Kiska
(1965)
Production Design
Invasion of Astro-Monster
(1965)
Production Design and Art Direction
Frankenstein Conquers the World
(1965)
Production Design and Art Direction
Zero Fighter
(1966)
Production Design
The War of the Gargantuas
(1966)
Production Design
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Production Design and Art Direction
Son of Godzilla
(1967)
Production Design
King Kong Escapes
(1967)
Production Design
Admiral Yamamoto
(1968)
Art Direction
Destroy All Monsters
(1968)
Set Designer and Production Design
Latitude Zero
(1969)
Production Design
All Monsters Attack
(1969)
Production Design
Battle of the Japan Sea
(1969)
Production Design
Space Amoeba
(1970)
Production Design
Godzilla
(1977)
Art Direction and Production Design
Production