Ryuzo Kikushima
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Person

Ryuzo Kikushima

Known for
Writing
Born
January 28, 1914
Died
March 18, 1989
Place of birth
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Ryûzô Kikushima

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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.

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In Catlg

2 Works in the catalog credit them.

Producing (2)

Writing (2)

Filmography

  • Tsubaki SanjuroFilm · 2007 · Writer
  • My PhoenixFilm · 1989 · Screenplay
  • The Demon Comes in SpringFilm · 1989 · Screenplay
  • Princess from the MoonFilm · 1987 · Writer
  • The Greatest Man in the WorldFilm · 1986 · Screenplay
  • Willful MurderFilm · 1981 · Screenplay
  • ShagFilm · 1978 · Writer
  • Ame no meguri aiFilm · 1977 · Screenplay
  • The Sorrow of ParisFilm · 1976 · Screenplay
  • Hashū HankachōTV · 1974 · Writer · 13 episodes
  • Kogarashi MonjiroTV · 1972 · Writer · 2 episodes
  • KaoyakuFilm · 1971 · Screenplay
  • Man on a False FlightFilm · 1971 · Screenplay
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!Film · 1970 · Screenplay
  • Gateway to GloryFilm · 1969 · Screenplay
  • The Magoichi SagaFilm · 1969 · Screenplay
  • Tsugaru zesshoFilm · 1969 · Screenplay
  • Trigger-HappyFilm · 1968 · Writer
  • 春日和Film · 1967 · Screenplay
  • Hoodlum SoldierFilm · 1965 · Screenplay
  • Red BeardFilm · 1965 · Producer
  • Red BeardFilm · 1965 · Screenplay
  • Fumiko's Five BenefactorsFilm · 1964 · Writer
  • The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersFilm · 1964 · Writer
  • Fifty-FiftyFilm · 1963 · Screenplay
  • High and LowFilm · 1963 · Producer
  • High and LowFilm · 1963 · Screenplay
  • Legacy of the 500,000Film · 1963 · Screenplay
  • She Came For LoveFilm · 1963 · Screenplay
  • Zero Escape VisibilityFilm · 1963 · Writer
  • SanjuroFilm · 1962 · Producer
  • SanjuroFilm · 1962 · Screenplay
  • Shin kitsune to tanukiFilm · 1962 · Screenplay
  • Yoru no keishaFilm · 1962 · Screenplay
  • Shadow of a FlowerFilm · 1961 · Screenplay
  • YojimboFilm · 1961 · Screenplay
  • Afraid to DieFilm · 1960 · Writer
  • Chikuhō no kodomotachiFilm · 1960 · Producer
  • Chikuhō no kodomotachiFilm · 1960 · Screenplay
  • Life of a Country DoctorFilm · 1960 · Screenplay
  • The Bad Sleep WellFilm · 1960 · Writer
  • When a Woman Ascends the StairsFilm · 1960 · Producer
  • When a Woman Ascends the StairsFilm · 1960 · Screenplay
  • White CliffsFilm · 1960 · Writer
  • ÔanaFilm · 1960 · Screenplay
  • Across the DarknessFilm · 1959 · Writer
  • Fox and RaccoonFilm · 1959 · Screenplay
  • The Story of Iron Arm InaoFilm · 1959 · Writer
  • The Three TreasuresFilm · 1959 · Writer
  • Fancy TalkerFilm · 1958 · Screenplay
  • The Days of Evil WomenFilm · 1958 · Screenplay
  • The Gion TempestFilm · 1958 · Screenplay
  • The Hidden FortressFilm · 1958 · Screenplay
  • The Undefeated WomanFilm · 1958 · Writer
  • Last Days of the SamuraiFilm · 1957 · Screenplay
  • The Unbalanced WheelFilm · 1957 · Screenplay
  • Throne of BloodFilm · 1957 · Screenplay
  • DotanbaFilm · 1956 · Director
  • DotanbaFilm · 1956 · Screenplay
  • Gendai no yokubôFilm · 1956 · Screenplay
  • The StormFilm · 1956 · Writer
  • The UnderworldFilm · 1956 · Screenplay
  • The Wicked BoyFilm · 1956 · Screenplay
  • Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the DohyōFilm · 1956 · Story
  • Will-o'-the-WispFilm · 1956 · Writer
  • A Man Among MenFilm · 1955 · Story
  • No Time for TearsFilm · 1955 · Writer
  • Rikidozan: Man of FuryFilm · 1955 · Screenplay
  • Six AssassinsFilm · 1955 · Writer
  • The Immortal PitcherFilm · 1955 · Screenplay
  • The Samurai of EdoFilm · 1955 · Screenplay
  • Till We Meet AgainFilm · 1955 · Screenplay
  • Vanished Enlisted ManFilm · 1955 · Screenplay
  • HanranFilm · 1954 · Screenplay
  • Hirate Miki the SwordmanFilm · 1954 · Screenplay
  • Kunisada ChūjiFilm · 1954 · Writer
  • The Black CurrentFilm · 1954 · Screenplay
  • Made in JapanFilm · 1953 · Screenplay
  • The End of the NightFilm · 1953 · Writer
  • Daigaku no kotenguFilm · 1952 · Screenplay
  • Tange SazenFilm · 1952 · Screenplay
  • ScandalFilm · 1950 · Screenplay
  • Stray DogFilm · 1949 · Writer

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