Takeo Murata

Takeo Murata Born June 17, 1907 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan Died July 19, 1994 (aged 87) Occupation Screenwriter, director First work Hatoba Yakuza (1937) Notable work The Sunday that Popped Out (1953), Godzilla (1954)

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Takeo Murata (村田 武雄,   Murata Takeo) was a Japanese director and screenwriter. He helped to adapt Shigeru Kayama's story for the original Godzilla and served as screenwriter on Toho's next three kaiju films.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

• Godzilla (1954) [with Ishiro Honda]
• Half Human (1955)
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) [with Shigeaki Hidaka]
• Rodan (1956) [with Takeshi Kimura]
• Monkey Sun (1959) [with Kajiro Yamamoto]

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