Ryuzo Kikushima

Ryuzo Kikushima

Writing
Born 1914-01-28 Died 1989-03-18 Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan 92 credits
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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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Filmography — top 60 of 92
Writing 56 credits
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · 82% · Original Story
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · 67% · Screenplay
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · 88% · Screenplay, Producer
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · 82% · Screenplay, Executive Producer
Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972 · Writer
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · 84% · Screenplay
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · 81% · Screenplay, Producer
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · 82% · Screenplay
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · 84% · Screenplay, Producer
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 · 82% · Writer
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · 83% · Writer
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · 84% · Screenplay, Producer
The Black Current
The Black Current
1954 · Screenplay
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964 · Writer
Scandal
Scandal
1950 · ★ 6.9 · Screenplay
The Demon Comes in Spring
The Demon Comes in Spring
1989 · Screenplay
Life of a Country Doctor
Life of a Country Doctor
1960 · Screenplay, Adaptation
My Phoenix
My Phoenix
1989 · Screenplay
The Magoichi Saga
The Magoichi Saga
1969 · Screenplay
12 Ounces to Glory
12 Ounces to Glory
1960 · Original Story, Adaptation
The Unbalanced Wheel
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957 · Screenplay
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 · Writer
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
1958 · Screenplay
Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die
1960 · Writer
Gateway to Glory
Gateway to Glory
1969 · Screenplay
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Writer
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007 · Writer
Hashū Hankachō
Hashū Hankachō
1974 · Writer
Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
1956 · Story
Yoru no keisha
Yoru no keisha
1962 · Screenplay
Hoodlum Soldier
Hoodlum Soldier
1965 · Screenplay
Live Again Tomorrow
Live Again Tomorrow
1970 · Original Story
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000
1963 · Screenplay
The Last Princess
The Last Princess
2008 · Original Story
The Undefeated Woman
The Undefeated Woman
1958 · Writer
The Wicked Boy
The Wicked Boy
1956 · Screenplay
Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty
1963 · Screenplay
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1955 · Writer
Hanran
Hanran
1954 · Screenplay
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1973 · Original Story
Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon
1959 · Screenplay
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô
1956 · Screenplay
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
1957 · Novel
Willful Murder
Willful Murder
1981 · Screenplay
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962 · Screenplay
Kaoyaku
Kaoyaku
1971 · Screenplay
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1955 · Screenplay
Daigaku no kotengu
Daigaku no kotengu
1952 · Screenplay
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960 · Screenplay, Producer
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956 · Writer
The Immortal Pitcher
The Immortal Pitcher
1955 · Screenplay
Cliff of Death
Cliff of Death
1982 · Original Story
Last Days of the Samurai
Last Days of the Samurai
1957 · Screenplay
Man on a False Flight
Man on a False Flight
1971 · Screenplay, Original Story
The Underworld
The Underworld
1956 · Screenplay
She Came For Love
She Came For Love
1963 · Screenplay
Acting 6 credits
Producing 6 credits
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