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'''Takeshi Kimura''' {{Nihongo|木村 武|Kimura Takeshi}} was a [[Japan]]ese screenwriter who wrote many of [[Toho]]'s non-[[Godzilla ( | '''Takeshi Kimura''' {{Nihongo|木村 武|Kimura Takeshi}} was a [[Japan]]ese screenwriter who wrote many of [[Toho]]'s non-[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[tokusatsu]] films during the [[Showa era]]. Unlike his contemporary [[Shinichi Sekizawa]], whose screenplays were noted for their lighthearted and "fun" tone, Kimura's screenplays were comparatively more gloomy and contained more political themes. Kimura considered his screenplay for [[Ishiro Honda]]'s ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work, for which he wrote under the pseudonym '''Kaoru Mabuchi''' {{Nihongo|馬淵薫|Mabuchi Kaoru}}. Kimura passed away on May 3, 1987, due to a throat obstruction. | ||
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Takeshi Kimura (木村 武 was a Kimura Takeshi)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, Kimura's screenplays were comparatively more gloomy and contained more political themes. Kimura considered his screenplay for Ishiro Honda's Matango to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work, for which he wrote under the pseudonym Kaoru Mabuchi (馬淵薫. Kimura passed away on May 3, 1987, due to a throat obstruction. Mabuchi Kaoru)
Selected Filmography
Screenwriter
- Rodan (1956)
- The Mysterians (1957)
- The H-Man (1958)
- The Human Vapor (1960)
- The Last War (1961)
- Gorath (1962)
- Matango (1963)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [as Kaoru Mabuchi]
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) [unused draft for the unmade episode, "Ghost Car"]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [as Kaoru Mabuchi]
- King Kong Escapes (1967) [as Kaoru Mabuchi]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [as Kaoru Mabuchi]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) [as Kaoru Mabuchi]
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) [as Kaoru Mabuchi; story, Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive]
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) [as Kaoru Mabuchi; story, Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive]
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