was a Japanese

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noted for his immense contributions to several films by

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, including several classic

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films. He also contributed material to the original ''

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'' series and several Tōei Dōga films such as '' Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon'' and ''

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''. His very first screenplay was for the independently produced film (though distributed by Shintoho Studios) ''

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'', which was also his sole directing credit. His scripts for

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films have been noted for their inventiveness and for having a more lightweight, "fun" tone than those written by

Takeshi Kimura , better known by his pen name , was a Japanese screenwriter who wrote many films for Toho studios. Kimura scripted several films for director Ishirō Honda, including ''Matango'', '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon'', ''The War of the Gargantuas'', ''Ki ...

(aka Kaoru Mabuchi), another leading writer of kaiju films, whose scripts had a darker, more serious sensibility. Before embarking on his screenwriting career, he briefly attended an animation school with famed

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artist and animator

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

Partial filmography

:Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

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* * 1921 births 1992 deaths Anime screenwriters People from Kyoto 20th-century Japanese screenwriters {{Japan-writer-stub