---
name: "Takeo Kita"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/takeo-kita"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "9 January 1907"
died: "1 September 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:44:52.652664+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Takeo Kita

Production designer. Born 9 January 1907 in Osaka Prefecture. Died 1 September 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 9 January 1907, Osaka Prefecture
- **Died:** 1 September 1979
- **Also known as:** Kita Takeo, Takee Kita

## Biography

Takeo Kita (also credited as Kita Takeo or Takee Kita) was a Japanese production designer and art director. Born on 9 January 1907 in Osaka Prefecture, he died on 1 September 1979.

Kita worked extensively for Toho on tokusatsu and kaiju films, often in collaboration with director Ishirō Honda. He is credited as production designer on *Godzilla* (1954), *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955), *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962), *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), *Son of Godzilla* (1967) and *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), among many others. He also served as a producer and held executive positions at Toho, including as president of Toho Built.

His career spanned more than four decades, beginning as an assistant at Photo Chemical Laboratory, Toho's predecessor. He was the older brother of fellow production designer Tatsuo Kita.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikizilla.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Godzilla* (1954), Fi1m 88, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla.md)

## Also known for

- *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962), Production Design
- *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), Production Design, Art Direction
- *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955), Production Design
- *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), Set Designer, Production Design
- *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), Production Design, Art Direction
- *Godzilla, King of the Monsters!* (1956), Art Direction, Production Design
- *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1963), Production Design
- *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), Production Design, Art Direction

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/takeo-kita