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Takeshi Kimura
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kaoru Mabuchi (馬淵 薫 Mabuchi Kaoru), known by the pen name Takeshi Kimura (木村 武 Kimura Takeshi), was a Japanese screenwriter who wrote many of Toho's non-Godzilla tokusatsu films d…
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Kaoru Mabuchi (馬淵 薫 Mabuchi Kaoru), known by the pen name Takeshi Kimura (木村 武 Kimura Takeshi), was a Japanese screenwriter who wrote many of Toho's non-Godzilla tokusatsu films during the Showa era. Unlike his contemporary Shinichi Sekizawa, whose screenplays were noted for their lighthearted and "fun" tone, Mabuchi's screenplays were comparatively more gloomy and contained more political themes. Mabuchi considered his screenplay for Ishiro Honda's Matango to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work. Kimura passed away on May 3, 1987, due to a throat obstruction. Wrote screenplays under his birth name Kaoru Mabuchi as well as under his pen name, Takeshi Kimura.
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2026
Human Vapor
TV show Original Film Writer
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1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Movie Screenplay
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1973
Katango's War
Movie Screenplay
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1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie Original Story
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1972
Satan's Creature
Movie Screenplay
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1972
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie Original Story
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1971
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Movie Screenplay
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1968
Destroy All Monsters
Movie Screenplay
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1967
King Kong Escapes
Movie Screenplay
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1966
The War of the Gargantuas
Movie Screenplay
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1966
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Whirlwind
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Samurai Pirate
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Young Swordsman
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Matango
Movie Screenplay
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1962
Heso no taisho
Movie Screenplay
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1962
Gorath
Movie Screenplay
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1961
The Last War
Movie Screenplay
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1961
Daredevil in the Castle
Movie Writer
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1960
The Human Vapor
Movie Screenplay
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1960
Reporters from the Sky
Movie Screenplay
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1959
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Movie Screenplay
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1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Movie Screenplay
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1958
The H-Man
Movie Screenplay
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1957
The Mysterians
Movie Screenplay
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1957
Faraway Man
Movie Adaptation
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1957
The Last Escape
Movie Screenplay
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1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Movie Screenplay
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1956
Rodan
Movie Screenplay
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1956
Scoundrel
Movie Writer
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1954
Farewell Rabaul
Movie Screenplay
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1953
The Red Light Military Base
Movie Screenplay
