Shozo Uehara

Uehara Shozo

  • Name: Uehara Shozo
  • Native name: 上原正三
  • Also Known as: Hikaru Kihara, Keita Izumizaki, 木原光, 泉崎敬太
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 6, 1937
  • Died: January 2, 2020
Uehara Shozo was a Japanese screenwriter and a pivotal figure in tokusatsu and in the anime industry. He is widely regarded as the "Golden Age" of Japanese superhero television, particularly through his work with Tsuburaya Productions and Toei.

He died of liver cancer on January 2, 2020, at the age of 82.

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Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
2004
Drama
7.3
1997
Drama
7.7
1996
Drama
7.8
1995
Movie
6.6
1995
Drama
7.0
1994
Movie
6.9
1994
Blue SWAT
Blue SWAT
Drama
7.2
1988
Movie
7.1
1987
Drama
7.7
1987
Drama
7.8
1986
Drama
7.6
1985
Drama
7.5
1984
Movie
6.5
1984
Movie
7.1
1984
Drama
7.1
1984
Drama
7.5
1983
Drama
7.4
1982
Drama
7.3
1981
Movie
6.6
1981
Drama
6.9
1980
Movie
6.9
1980
Drama
7.2
1979
Drama
6.9
1979
Drama
7.9
1978
Drama
7.0
1978
Movie
6.8
1978
Drama
0.0
1978
Drama
0.0
1977
Movie
6.6
1977
Drama
6.7
1976
Movie
6.8
1976
Drama
7.7
1975
Drama
7.2
1974
Drama
7.0
1974
Drama
0.0
1974
Drama
6.3
1974
Drama
7.5
1973
Drama
7.3
1973
Inazuman
Inazuman
Drama
6.4
1973
Drama
7.1
1973
Drama
7.3
1973
Drama
7.0
1972
Drama
0.0
1972
Drama
4.0
1972
Drama
7.1
1971
Drama
2.0
1971
Drama
7.4
1969
Drama
0.0
1968
Drama
6.0
1967
Drama
7.5
1966
Ultraman
Ultraman
Drama
7.5
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1967
Ultraseven
Ultraseven
Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps
[Doctor] (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)
49
[Doctor] (Ep. 11)
Guest Role
7.5
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2004
Ultra Heroine Legend: From Anne to Seven
Ultra Heroine Legend: From Anne to Seven
Japanese Movie, 2004,
[Himself] (Support Role)
[Himself]
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Shozo
  • Family Name: Uehara
  • Native name: 上原正三
  • Also Known as: Hikaru Kihara, Keita Izumizaki, 木原光, 泉崎敬太
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 6, 1937
  • Died: January 2, 2020

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