Koji Hashimoto (director)

Koji Hashimoto (橋本 幸治, Hashimoto Kōji; January 21, 1936 – January 9, 2005) was a Japanese film director and producer. He directed the 1984 films Sayonara Jupiter and The Return of Godzilla. He died of coronary disease at age 69 while mountain climbing.

Koji Hashimoto
橋本 幸治
Born	(1936-01-21)January 21, 1936
Died	January 9, 2005(2005-01-09) (aged 68)
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1962-1984

Filmography

Director

• Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Assistant director

• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
• Latitude Zero (1969)
• All Monsters Attack (1969)
• Dodes'ka-den (1970)
• Submersion of Japan (1973)
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
• The Gate of Youth (1975)
• The Imperial Navy (1981)