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Ryûzô Kikushima

Ryûzô Kikushima

Writer, Producer

Born January 28, 1914 in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Died March 18, 1989

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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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3 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

1

The 5th Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special1982Self

Writer

94

Type

Year

Highest 2 Lowest Poster

Highest 2 Lowest Feature Film2025

The Black Slope TV Movie2016

Stray Dog Poster

Stray Dog TV Movie2013

The Last Princess Poster

The Last Princess Feature Film2008

Tengoku to jigoku Poster

Tengoku to jigoku TV Movie2007

Tsubaki Sanjûrô Poster

Tsubaki Sanjûrô Feature Film2007

Last Man Standing Poster

Last Man Standing Feature Film1996

Onna nezumi kozô: Nerawareta Karakurijô shijô saiaku no dai hâdo TV Movie1995

My Phoenix Poster

My Phoenix Feature Film1989

The Demon Comes in Spring Poster

The Demon Comes in Spring Feature Film1989

Princess from the Moon Poster

Princess from the Moon Feature Film1987

Kokushi muso Poster

Kokushi muso Feature Film1986

Runaway Train Poster

Runaway Train Feature Film1985

Kuro no kairô TV Movie1984

The Warrior and the Sorceress Poster

The Warrior and the Sorceress Feature Film1984

Chichi to ko Feature Film1983

Shi no dangai Poster

Shi no dangai TV Movie1982

Willful Murder Poster

Willful Murder Feature Film1981

Shag Feature Film1978

San oku en wo tsukamaero Feature Film1975

Stray Dog Poster

Stray Dog Feature Film1973

Kaoyaku Feature Film1971

Man on a False Flight Feature Film1971

Gateway to Glory Poster

Gateway to Glory Feature Film1970

Tora! Tora! Tora! Poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! Feature Film1970

Shirikurae Magoichi Poster

Shirikurae Magoichi Feature Film1969

A Shot Rends the Darkness Feature Film1968

The Last Day of Hsianyang Poster

The Last Day of Hsianyang Feature Film1968

Hârubiyorî Poster

Hârubiyorî Feature Film1967

Django Feature Film1966

Hoodlum Soldier Poster

Hoodlum Soldier Feature Film1965

Ore ni tsuite koi! Feature Film1965

Red Beard Poster

Red Beard Feature Film1965

A Fistful of Dollars Poster

A Fistful of Dollars Feature Film1964

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Poster

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Feature Film1964

500,000 Feature Film1963

High and Low Poster

High and Low Feature Film1963

Ichi ka bachi ka Poster

Ichi ka bachi ka Feature Film1963

Onna ga aishite nikumu toki Poster

Onna ga aishite nikumu toki Feature Film1963

Sanjuro Feature Film1962

Shin kitsune to tanuki Poster

Shin kitsune to tanuki Feature Film1962

Kaei Feature Film1961

Yojimbo Feature Film1961

Afraid to Die Poster

Afraid to Die Feature Film1960

Chikûho no kodomotachi Poster

Chikûho no kodomotachi Feature Film1960

Fundoshi isha Poster

Fundoshi isha Feature Film1960

Shiroi gake Poster

Shiroi gake Feature Film1960

The Bad Sleep Well Poster

The Bad Sleep Well Feature Film1960

Tôi hitotsu no michi Feature Film1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Poster

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Feature Film1960

Across Darkness Poster

Across Darkness Feature Film1959

Kitsune to tanuki Feature Film1959

Tetsuwan tôshu Inao monogatari Poster

Tetsuwan tôshu Inao monogatari Feature Film1959

The Three Treasures Poster

The Three Treasures Feature Film1959

Akujo no kisetsu Poster

Akujo no kisetsu Feature Film1958

Kuchi kara demakase Feature Film1958

The Hidden Fortress Poster

The Hidden Fortress Feature Film1958

Yoru no hamon Feature Film1958

Last Day of Samurai Poster

Last Day of Samurai Feature Film1957

Throne of Blood Poster

Throne of Blood Feature Film1957

A Will o' the Wisp Poster

A Will o' the Wisp Feature Film1956

Arashi Feature Film1956

Furyô shônen Feature Film1956

Gendai no yokubô Poster

Gendai no yokubô Feature Film1956

Rikidozan otoko no tamashi Feature Film1956

The Underworld Poster

The Underworld Feature Film1956

A Man Among Men Poster

A Man Among Men Feature Film1955

Fumetsu no nekkyû Feature Film1955

Kieta chutai Poster

Kieta chutai Feature Film1955

No Time for Tears Poster

No Time for Tears Feature Film1955

Osho ichidai Poster

Osho ichidai Feature Film1955

Rokunin no ansatsusha Poster

Rokunin no ansatsusha Feature Film1955

The Samurai of Edo Poster

The Samurai of Edo Feature Film1955

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1955

Hanran Feature Film1954

Jigoku no hanataba Feature Film1954

Jigoku no kengô Hirate Miki Poster

Jigoku no kengô Hirate Miki Feature Film1954

Kukkake toki Jirô Feature Film1954

Kunisada Chûji Poster

Kunisada Chûji Feature Film1954

Kuroi ushio Poster

Kuroi ushio Feature Film1954

Nippon sei Feature Film1953

Yoru no owari Poster

Yoru no owari Feature Film1953

Zanpa misaki no kettô Poster

Zanpa misaki no kettô Feature Film1953

Daigaku no kotengu Feature Film1952

Machi no ko tengu Feature Film1952

Ôzora no chikai Poster

Ôzora no chikai Feature Film1952

Tange Sazen Poster

Tange Sazen Feature Film1952

Wakaki hi no ayamachi Poster

Wakaki hi no ayamachi Feature Film1952

Jigoku no kettô Feature Film1951

Eikô e no michi Feature Film1950

Gorotsuki-bune Poster

Gorotsuki-bune Feature Film1950

Scandal Feature Film1950

Jinsei senshu Feature Film1949

Stray Dog Poster

Stray Dog Feature Film1949

Producer

7

Chichi to ko Feature Film1983

Red Beard Poster

Red Beard Feature Film1965

High and Low Poster

High and Low Feature Film1963

Sanjuro Feature Film1962

Yojimbo Feature Film1961

Chikûho no kodomotachi Poster

Chikûho no kodomotachi Feature Film1960

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Poster

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Feature Film1960

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