Kamiya Makoto

Kamiya got his start as an assistant director under Kawakita Kôichi on the Heisei Godzilla films, before jumping ship to work with Higuchi Shinji on the Heisei Gamera films instead.

He assumed the title of Special Effects Director starting with Whiteout in 2000. Kamiya has advocated for increased use of CGI over traditional hand-made effects, perhaps due to Higuchi's influence.

Has collaborated frequently with director Satô Shinsuke on a string of manga-to-film adaptations.