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Kazumasa Hirai(1938-2015)

  • Writer
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Kazumasa Hirai was born on 13 May 1938 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. He was a writer, known for 8 Man (1992), 8 Man: Robot 007: Kôsen jû laser (1964) and Bega's Battle (1983). He died on 17 January 2015 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornMay 13, 1938
DiedJanuary 17, 2015(76)
BornMay 13, 1938
DiedJanuary 17, 2015(76)
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Known for

8 Man (1992)
8 Man
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1992
8 Man: Robot 007: Kôsen jû laser
  • Writer
  • 1964
Bega's Battle (1983)
Bega's Battle
6.1
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 1983
Harmagedon (1983)
Harmagedon
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1983

Credits

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Writer

  • Genma taisen - Shinwa zenya no shou (2002)
    Genma taisen - Shinwa zenya no shou
    3.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 2002
  • 8 Man After (1993)
    8 Man After
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • characters
    • 1993
  • Urufu gai (1992)
    Urufu gai
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • original novel
    • 1992–1993
  • 8 Man (1992)
    8 Man
    5.5
    • comic-book
    • 1992
  • Eightman (1991)
    Eightman
    6.6
    Video Game
    • manga
    • 1991
  • Bega's Battle (1983)
    Bega's Battle
    6.1
    Video Game
    • manga
    • 1983
  • Harmagedon (1983)
    Harmagedon
    5.6
    • original story
    • 1983
  • Shin'ichi Chiba in Wolf Guy (1975)
    Wolf Guy
    6.3
    • manga series "Urufu gai"
    • 1975
  • Yôko Ichiji, Yûsaku Matsuda, and Tarô Shigaki in Horror of the Wolf (1973)
    Horror of the Wolf
    5.9
    • story
    • 1973
  • 8th Man (1965)
    8th Man
    6.5
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1965
  • 8 Man: Robot 007: Kôsen jû laser
    • original work
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Eitoman (1963)
    Eitoman
    6.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer
    • 1963–1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 13, 1938
    • Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • January 17, 2015
    • Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan(heart failure)

Did you know

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    His daughter, Mari Hirai, is a quite popular comic-artist.

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