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Takeshi Kimura

Takeshi Kimura

Known For Writing
Birthday Feb 04, 1911
Died May 03, 1987 (76)
Birthplace Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Nov 12, 2025
Entry Date Nov 12, 2025
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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.

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

1971

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