Takeshi Kimura
Born
February 04, 1911 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died
May 03, 1987 (Age 76)
Known For
Writing
Popularity
0.4
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.
Also Known As
Kaoru Mabuchi, まぶち かおる, Kaoru Mabuči, Mabuchi Kaoru, Kimura Takeshi, 馬淵 薫
