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'''Kaoru Mabuchi''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|馬淵|Alternatively spelled 馬渕}} 薫|Mabuchi Kaoru}}, known by the pen name '''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, Mabuchi's screenplays were comparatively more gloomy and contained more political themes. Mabuchi considered his screenplay for [[Ishiro Honda]]'s ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work. He passed away on May 3, 1987, due to a throat obstruction. | {{Need sources}} | ||
'''Kaoru Mabuchi''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|馬淵|Alternatively spelled 馬渕}} 薫|Mabuchi Kaoru}}, known by the pen name '''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, Mabuchi's screenplays were comparatively more gloomy and contained more political themes. Mabuchi considered his screenplay for [[Ishiro Honda]]'s ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work. He passed away on May 3, [[1987]], due to a throat obstruction. | |||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive]]'' (1971) | *''[[Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive]]'' (1971) | ||
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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 (1963) to be his best work, and was considerably less enthusiastic about his later work. He passed away on May 3, 1987, due to a throat obstruction.
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
- Rodan (1956) [as Takeshi Kimura; with Takeo Murata]
- The Mysterians (1957) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- The H-Man (1958) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- The Human Vapor (1960) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- The Last War (1961) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- Gorath (1962) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- Matango (1963) [as Takeshi Kimura]
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Ishiro Honda]
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [with Ishiro Honda]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) [with Yoshimitsu Banno]
Unproduced works
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) [unaired episode "Ghost Car"]
- Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive (1971)
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