01/28/1914
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan:
Japanese screenwriter and film producer who is best known for co-writing the screenplays for several Akira Kurosawa films, including Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and High and Low. He also produced several of Kurosawa's early 1960s films. In addition to his work with Kurosawa, screenplays he wrote or co-wrote include Tora! Tora! Tora!, Hiroshi Inagaki's Arashi and The Birth of Japan, and Mikio Naruse's When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, on which he also served as producer.
The Last Princess (2008) Original Story |
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Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) Writer |
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Last Man Standing (1996) Original Film Writer |
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My Phoenix (1989) Screenplay |
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The Demon Comes in Spring (1989) Screenplay |
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Princess from the Moon (1987) Writer |
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The Greatest Man in the World (1986) Screenplay |
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The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) Original Film Writer |
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Shi no dangai (1982) Original Story |
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Willful Murder (1981) Screenplay |
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Dog Whistle (1978) Writer |
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Ame no meguri ai (1977) Original Story |
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Ame no meguri ai (1977) Screenplay |
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Que C'est Triste Paris (1976) Screenplay |
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Stray Dog (1973) Original Story |
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Man on a False Flight (1971) Original Story |
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Man on a False Flight (1971) Screenplay |
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Kaoyaku (1971) Screenplay |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Screenplay |
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The Magoichi Saga (1969) Screenplay |
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Gateway to Glory (1969) Screenplay |
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Red Beard (1965) Producer |
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Red Beard (1965) Screenplay |
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Hoodlum Soldier (1965) Screenplay |
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Original Story |
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Fumiko's Five Benefactors (1964) Writer |
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Writer |
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She Came For Love (1963) Screenplay |
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Ichi ka bachi ka (1963) Screenplay |
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Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) Screenplay |
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High and Low (1963) Producer |
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High and Low (1963) Screenplay |
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Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962) Screenplay |
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Yoru no keisha (1962) Screenplay |
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Sanjuro (1962) Screenplay |
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Sanjuro (1962) Producer |
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Kaei (1961) Screenplay |
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Yojimbo (1961) Screenplay |
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Yojimbo (1961) Executive Producer |
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Chikûho no kodomotachi (1960) Producer |
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Chikûho no kodomotachi (1960) Screenplay |
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Writer |
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Life of a Country Doctor (1960) Screenplay |
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Afraid to Die (1960) Writer |
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) Producer |
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) Screenplay |
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Across the Darkness (1959) Writer |
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The Three Treasures (1959) Writer |
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The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959) Writer |
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The Hidden Fortress (1958) Screenplay |
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The Days of Evil Women (1958) Screenplay |
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The Undefeated Woman (1958) Writer |
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The Eleventh Hour (1957) Novel |
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Last Days of the Samurai (1957) Screenplay |
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The Unbalanced Wheel (1957) Screenplay |
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Throne of Blood (1957) Screenplay |
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Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō (1956) Story |
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Dotanba (1956) Director |
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Dotanba (1956) Screenplay |
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The Storm (1956) Writer |
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Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956) Writer |
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The Underworld (1956) Screenplay |
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The Samurai of Edo (1955) Screenplay |
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Six Assassins (1955) Writer |
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Till We Meet Again (1955) Writer |
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No Time for Tears (1955) Writer |
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Vanished Enlisted Man (1955) Screenplay |
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A Man Among Men (1955) Story |
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Hirate Miki the Swordman (1954) Screenplay |
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The Black Current (1954) Screenplay |
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Kunisada Chūji (1954) Writer |
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Hanran (1954) Screenplay |
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Made in Japan (1953) Screenplay |
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Tange Sazen (1952) Screenplay |
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Scandal (1950) Screenplay |
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Stray Dog (1949) Writer |
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High and Low () Original Film Writer |