Takeshi Kimura

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.

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All Writing

Destroy All Monsters

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.9

265 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1968

58 years ago
Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

234 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1971

55 years ago
Godzilla vs. Megalon

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

6.2

227 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 1973

53 years ago
Godzilla vs. Gigan

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

6.4

216 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1972

54 years ago
Rodan

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

180 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1956

70 years ago
King Kong Escapes

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.2

106 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1967

59 years ago
The War of the Gargantuas

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

104 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1966

60 years ago
Matango

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

100 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1963

63 years ago
Matango

Department Writing

Job Adaptation

Average Rating

6.8

100 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1963

63 years ago
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.7

69 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 1965

61 years ago
The Mysterians

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1957

69 years ago
The H-Man

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.7

38 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1958

68 years ago
Gorath

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

25 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1962

64 years ago
The Human Vapor

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.6

16 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1960

66 years ago
Samurai Pirate

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.7

12 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1963

63 years ago
Young Swordsman

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 31, 1963

63 years ago
The Last War

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 1961

65 years ago
Daredevil in the Castle

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.1

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1961

66 years ago
Whirlwind

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1964

63 years ago
Adventure in Kigan Castle

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.6

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1966

60 years ago
Farewell Rabaul

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

8.4

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1954

73 years ago
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1957

69 years ago
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1959

67 years ago
The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1958

68 years ago
Heso no taisho

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1962

64 years ago
Scoundrel

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1956

70 years ago
Red-Light Bases

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1953

73 years ago

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