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Ryūzō Kikushima

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Japanese screenwriter

JapanWritersLived 1914 to 1989 · aged 75
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Ryūzō Kikushima was a Japanese screenwriter and film producer who is best known for co-writing the screenplays for several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Throne of Blood (1957), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Yojimbo (1961), and High and Low (1963).

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1980Medal with Purple Ribbon
1964Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay

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Ryūzō Kikushima was a Japanese screenwriter and film producer who is best known for co-writing the screenplays for several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Throne of Blood (1957), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Yojimbo (1961), and High and Low (1963). He also produced several of Kurosawa's films in the early 1960s. In addition to his work with Kurosawa, he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Arashi (1956); The Three Treasures (1959); When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), for which he also was a producer; and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970).

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Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1914 to 1989 · aged 75
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6 languages

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