Ryūzō Kikushima

Ryūzō Kikushima

Deceased · Born: Jan 28, 1914 · Died: Mar 18, 1989

Personal Details

Born Jan 28, 1914 Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

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.

Career

1987
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon as Writer
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1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Screenplay
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1965
Red Beard
Red Beard as Screenplay
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1963
High and Low
High and Low as Screenplay
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1962
Sanjuro
Sanjuro as Screenplay
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1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo as Screenplay
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1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Screenplay
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Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die as Writer
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The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well as Writer
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1958
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress as Writer
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1957
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood as Screenplay
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1950
Scandal
Scandal as Screenplay
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1949
Stray Dog
Stray Dog as Writer
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