Kōhan Kawauchi
Kōhan Kawauchi ; February 26, 1920 – April 6, 2008), also known as Yasunori Kawauchi, was a Japanese screenwriter who created various tokusatsu 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 Go Nagai's Cutie Honey. 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.
WikipediaHighlights
Frequent Collaborators
🎬 Movies
Hariko no tora
writer
1983
The Moon Mask Rider
writer
1981
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
writer
1970
The Bad Guy Blues
writer
1969
Your Life
writer
1966
Love Eternal
writer
1966
Tokyo Drifter
writer
1966
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
writer
1962
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
writer
1961
Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
writer
1961
Love and Life
writer
1961
Cruel Story of a Good Man
writer
1960
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
writer
1960
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
writer
1959
The Human Cyclone
writer
1959
Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
writer
1959
Farewell to Southern Tosa
writer
1959
Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost
writer
1959
Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla
writer
1959
Broken Blossoms
writer
1959
Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
writer
1958
Moonlight Mask
writer
1958
Holiday in Japan
writer
1958
金語楼の成金王
writer
1958
The Ghost of Kasane
writer
1957
Talkative Company President
writer
1957
坊ちゃんの逆襲
writer
1956
President Rai of Kingoro
writer
1956
Kingorō no omawari-san
writer
1956
Daigaku no kengō: Keiraku no abarenbō
writer
1956
Kingoro's Soldier
writer
1956
The Fencing Collegian
writer
1956
Nonki saiban
writer
1955
Ramayana
writer
1942