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. Wrote screenplays under his birth name Kaoru Mabuchi as well as under his pen name, Takeshi Kimura.
Known for
WritingBirthday
February 4, 1911Deathday
May 3, 1987Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
27Place of birth
Osaka Prefecture, JapanAlso known as
Kaoru Mabuchi, まぶち かおる, 木村武, Kaoru MabučiCrew credits
Destroy All Monsters
ScreenplayFrankenstein Conquers the World
ScreenplayKing Kong Escapes
WriterGodzilla vs. Hedorah
WriterGorath
ScreenplayMatango
ScreenplayThe Human Vapor
WriterHeso no taisho
ScreenplayDaredevil in the Castle
WriterFarewell Rabaul
ScreenplayYoung Swordsman
ScreenplayRodan! The Flying Monster!
ScreenplayYagyu Secret Scrolls
ScreenplaySamurai Pirate
ScreenplayRodan
ScreenplayThe H-Man
ScreenplayThe Mysterians
ScreenplayAdventure in Kigan Castle
ScreenplayGodzilla vs. Gigan
Original StoryWhirlwind
Screenplay