was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to several films by Ishirō Honda, including several classic Godzilla films. He also contributed material to the original Ultraman series and several Tōei Dōga films such as Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon and Jack and the Witch.
His first screenplay was for the independently produced film (though distributed by Shintoho Studios) Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers, which was also his sole directing credit.
His scripts for kaiju films have been noted for their inventiveness and for having a more lightweight, "fun" tone than those written by Takeshi Kimura (aka Kaoru Mabuchi), another leading writer of kaiju films, whose scripts had a darker, more serious sensibility.
Before starting his screenwriting career, he shortly attended an animation school with famed manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka.
Partial filmography Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological. Title Year Credited as Notes WriterScreen story author OtherFearful Attack of the Flying Saucers1956 Both wrote and directedVaran the Unbelievable1958 Battle in Outer Space1959 1960 Take Aim at the Police Van Moriya Hirosho no sandogasa shirizu - Nakito gozansu1961 Mothra King Kong vs. Godzilla1962 Warring Clans1963 Atragon Mothra vs. Godzilla1964 Operation Lion Ant Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 Son of Godzilla 1967 Latitude Zero1969 Screenwriter in Japanese version. Credited as "Screenplay advisor" in American prints.All Monsters Attack Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974
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