Biography
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.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 71
Writer 62
Screenplay 6
TV Shows 1
Director 1
Writer
The Last Princess (2008)
Movie
Writer
Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
Movie
Writer
High and Low (2007)
Movie
Writer
Last Man Standing (1996)
Movie
5.93
Writer
My Phoenix (1989)
Movie
Writer
The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
Movie
Writer
Princess from the Moon (1987)
Movie
Writer
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
Movie
Writer
Runaway Train (1985)
Movie
Writer
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
Movie
Writer
Shi no dangai (1982)
Movie
Writer
Willful Murder (1981)
Movie
Writer
Dog Whistle (1978)
Movie
Screenplay / Original Story
Ame no meguri ai (1977)
Movie
Writer
Que C'est Triste Paris (1976)
Movie
Writer
Stray Dog (1973)
Movie
Writer
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)
TV
Writer
Man on a False Flight (1971)
Movie
Writer
Kaoyaku (1971)
Movie
Screenplay
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Writer
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
Movie
Writer
Gateway to Glory (1969)
Movie
Writer
The Last Day of Hsianyang (1968)
Movie
Writer
Red Beard (1965)
Movie
4.33
Writer
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
Movie
Original Story
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Movie
5.72
Writer
Fumiko's Five Benefactors (1964)
Movie
Writer
She Came For Love (1963)
Movie
Writer
Ichi ka bachi ka (1963)
Movie
Screenplay
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
Movie
Writer
High and Low (1963)
Movie
4.6
Writer
Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
Movie
Screenplay
Yoru no keisha (1962)
Movie
Writer
Sanjuro (1962)
Movie
3.86
Writer
Kaei (1961)
Movie
Writer
Yojimbo (1961)
Movie
3.88
Writer
Chikûho no kodomotachi (1960)
Movie
Writer
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Movie
3
Writer
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
Movie
Writer
Afraid to Die (1960)
Movie
Writer
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Movie
Writer
Across the Darkness (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Three Treasures (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Movie
4.75
Writer
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Undefeated Woman (1958)
Movie
Novel
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
Movie
Writer
Last Days of the Samurai (1957)
Movie
Screenplay
The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
Movie
Writer
Throne of Blood (1957)
Movie
4
Story
Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō (1956)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Dotanba (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Storm (1956)
Movie
Writer
Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Underworld (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Samurai of Edo (1955)
Movie
Writer
Six Assassins (1955)
Movie
Writer
Till We Meet Again (1955)
Movie
Writer
No Time for Tears (1955)
Movie
Writer
Vanished Enlisted Man (1955)
Movie
Writer
A Man Among Men (1955)
Movie
Writer
Hirate Miki the Swordman (1954)
Movie
Writer
The Black Current (1954)
Movie
Writer
Kunisada Chūji (1954)
Movie
Writer
Hanran (1954)
Movie
Screenplay
Made in Japan (1953)
Movie
Writer
Tange Sazen (1952)
Movie
Writer
Ship of Outlaws (1950)
Movie
Writer
Scandal (1950)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Stray Dog (1949)
Movie
5
Original Film Writer
High and Low
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.89
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1958
2008
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1914-01-28
Deathday1989-03-18 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceKofu, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As菊島隆三
AwardsMainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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