Kinjo Tetsuo

Name: Kinjo Tetsuo
Native name: 金城哲夫
Also Known as: Kinjou Tetsuo, きんじょうてつお
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: July 5, 1938
Died: February 26, 1976

Kinjo Tetsuo was a Japanese screenwriter for the "Ultraman" series and considered one of the key minds behind the creation of Ultraman. The popular robot kaiju King Joe was named after him.

He died on February 26, 1976. While repairing his roof, he slipped and fell to his death. He was only 37 years old.

In 2013, his former writing study in his hometown was transformed into the "Tetsuo Kinjo Museum", which displays his original scripts, photos from series production, and other artifacts from his life and behind the scenes of the "Ultra Series" he worked hard on.

(Source: UltramanWiki) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1971	Return of Ultraman	Drama	7.4
1968	Operation: Mystery	Drama	6.0
1968	Mighty Jack	Drama	7.5
1967	Ultraseven	Drama	7.5
1966	Ultraman	Drama	7.5
1966	Ultra Q	Drama	7.2

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1968	Operation: Mystery Japanese Drama, 1968, 26 eps [Doctor] (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)	26	[Doctor] (Ep. 15) Guest Role	6.0
1967	Ultraseven Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps [Doctor] (Ep. 11) \| [Dying TDF member] (Ep. 25) (Guest Role)	49	[Doctor] (Ep. 11) \| [Dying TDF member] (Ep. 25) Guest Role	7.5
1966	Kaijuu Booska Japanese Drama, 1966, 47 eps [Orchestra conductor] (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)	47	[Orchestra conductor] (Ep. 6) Guest Role	2.0
1966	Ultraman Japanese Drama, 1966, 39 eps [Defense Council member] (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	39	[Defense Council member] (Ep. 18) Guest Role	7.5
1966	Ultra Q Japanese Drama, 1966, 28 eps [Space Development Bureau Staff member B] (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	28	[Space Development Bureau Staff member B] (Ep. 3) Guest Role	7.2