(February 26, 1920 – April 6, 2008), also known as Yasunori Kawauchi, was a Japanese

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who created various

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series, including the first, '' Moonlight Mask'', in 1958. He was originally from Hakodate, Hokkaido. His series '' Warrior of Love Rainbowman'' (1972) is considered to be an inspiration for

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's ''

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''. Other tokusatsu shows he created include '' Seven Color Mask'' (1959) and '' Messenger of Allah'' (1960). He also wrote the screenplay for Seijun Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter.

Personal life

Kawauchi converted to

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in 1959. This led to his creation of the

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series '' Messenger of Allah'' in 1960.

Filmography

Created

* '' Warrior of Love Rainbowman'' (1972) * '' Seven Color Mask'' (1959) * '' Messenger of Allah'' (1960)

Writer

* ''Ramayana'' (1943) - first work * Tokyo Drifter (1967)

References

1920 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Japanese musicians Conservatism in Japan Converts to Islam Japanese lyricists Japanese Muslims People from Hakodate Writers from Hokkaido 20th-century Japanese screenwriters {{Japan-film-bio-stub