Biography
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.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 26
Writer 25
Screenplay 1
Writer
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Movie
5.46
Writer
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Movie
5.4
Writer
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Movie
5.12
Writer
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Movie
5.38
Writer
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Movie
Writer
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Movie
Writer
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
Movie
Writer
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Movie
3.67
Writer
Whirlwind (1964)
Movie
Writer
Samurai Pirate (1963)
Movie
Writer
Young Swordsman (1963)
Movie
Writer
Matango (1963)
Movie
2
Writer
Heso no taisho (1962)
Movie
Screenplay
Gorath (1962)
Movie
Writer
The Last War (1961)
Movie
Writer
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Human Vapor (1960)
Movie
Writer
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958)
Movie
Writer
The H-Man (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Mysterians (1957)
Movie
Writer
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
Movie
Writer
Rodan (1956)
Movie
Writer
Scoundrel (1956)
Movie
Writer
Farewell Rabaul (1954)
Movie
Writer
Red-Line Base (1953)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.92
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1958
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1962
1973
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1911-02-04
Deathday1987-05-03 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceOsaka Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsKaoru Mabuchi, まぶち かおる, 馬淵薫, 木村武
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