Where to watch Takeshi Kimura in the UK
Find every Takeshi Kimura film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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 obstr…
Takeshi Kimura films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Takeshi Kimura, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- Rodan (1956) Screenplay
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) Screenplay
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) Screenplay
- The Mysterians (1957) Screenplay
- King Kong Escapes (1967) Screenplay
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Screenplay
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) Original Story
- Gorath (1962) Screenplay
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961) Writer
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Original Story
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) Screenplay
- Matango (1963) Screenplay
- Samurai Pirate (1963) Screenplay
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957) Screenplay
- The Human Vapor (1960) Screenplay
- Whirlwind (1964) Screenplay
- The H-Man (1958) Screenplay
- Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959) Screenplay
- The Last War (1961) Screenplay
- Red-Light Bases (1953) Screenplay
- Young Swordsman (1963) Screenplay
- Scoundrel (1956) Writer
- Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966) Screenplay
- The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958) Screenplay
- Heso no taisho (1962) Screenplay
- Farewell Rabaul (1954) Screenplay
- Reporters from the Sky (1960) Screenplay
- Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977) Screenplay
- 最後の脱走 Screenplay
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