Ryuzo Kikushima
Writing
Born January 28, 1914 · Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Died March 18, 1989
Also known as Ryûzô Kikushima
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.
Awards & recognition
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 1980
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Screenplay · 1964
Filmography17 titles
High and Low
Red Beard
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
The Hidden Fortress
Throne of Blood
A Fistful of Dollars
The Bad Sleep Well
Stray Dog
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Scandal
Last Man Standing
Princess from the Moon
Afraid to Die
Highest 2 Lowest
The Warrior and the Sorceress