Takeshi Kimura
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- February 4, 1911
- Died
- May 3, 1987 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Human Vapor
TV · Original Film Writer · 8 eps
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Movie · Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie · Original Story
Katango's War
Movie · Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie · Original Story
Satan's Creature
Movie · Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Movie · Screenplay
Destroy All Monsters
Movie · Screenplay
King Kong Escapes
Movie · Screenplay
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Movie · Screenplay
The War of the Gargantuas
Movie · Screenplay
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Movie · Screenplay
Whirlwind
Movie · Screenplay
Matango
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation
Young Swordsman
Movie · Screenplay
Samurai Pirate
Movie · Screenplay
Gorath
Movie · Screenplay
Heso no taisho
Movie · Screenplay
Daredevil in the Castle
Movie · Writer
The Last War
Movie · Screenplay
The Human Vapor
Movie · Screenplay
Reporters from the Sky
Movie · Screenplay
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Movie · Screenplay
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Movie · Screenplay
The H-Man
Movie · Screenplay
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Movie · Screenplay
The Mysterians
Movie · Screenplay
The Last Escape
Movie · Screenplay
Faraway Man
Movie · Adaptation
Rodan
Movie · Screenplay
Scoundrel
Movie · Writer
Ringo murakara
Movie · Screenplay
Farewell Rabaul
Movie · Screenplay
The Red Light Military Base
Movie · Screenplay