It was reported that prolific writer Shozo Uehara has passed away last January 2nd. He was 82 years old.
The cause of his passing was due to liver cancer. Present at his funerals are his relatives, with his eldest son, Keitaro being the chief mourner.
To most fans, he is best known for his work as the head writer of multiple tokusatsu shows, most notably, the first five Super Sentai Series, namely: Himitsu Sentai Goranger, JAKQ Dengekitai, Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denziman, and Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan; the first five Metal Hero Series, namely: Space Sheriff Gavan, Space Sheriff Sharivan, Space Sheriff Shaider, Special Megabeast Investigator Juspion, and Jikuu Senshi Spielvan; The Return of Ultraman, and Toei's Spider-Man TV series. He was also the initial head writer of Kamen Rider BLACK, and even wrote some anime, most notably: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and UFO Robo Grendizer.
From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Yahoo! Japan via @strongest_human; Anime News Network & Super Sentai Wiki for Uehara's writing credits]
To most fans, he is best known for his work as the head writer of multiple tokusatsu shows, most notably, the first five Super Sentai Series, namely: Himitsu Sentai Goranger, JAKQ Dengekitai, Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denziman, and Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan; the first five Metal Hero Series, namely: Space Sheriff Gavan, Space Sheriff Sharivan, Space Sheriff Shaider, Special Megabeast Investigator Juspion, and Jikuu Senshi Spielvan; The Return of Ultraman, and Toei's Spider-Man TV series. He was also the initial head writer of Kamen Rider BLACK, and even wrote some anime, most notably: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and UFO Robo Grendizer.
From all of us here, thank you for the memories.
[Source: Yahoo! Japan via @strongest_human; Anime News Network & Super Sentai Wiki for Uehara's writing credits]
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