Ryuzo Kikushima
Known for: Writing
Born: January 27, 1914 in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan - Died: March 17, 1989
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.
Known for
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Screenplay
Stray Dog
Writer
Throne of Blood
Screenplay
Red Beard
Producer
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Original Film Writer
Yojimbo
Screenplay
Sanjuro
Screenplay
The Bad Sleep Well
Writer
High and Low
Screenplay
The Samurai of Edo
Screenplay
Hirate Miki the Swordman
Screenplay
Shi no dangai
Original Story
Princess from the Moon
Writer
The Last Princess
Original Story
Across the Darkness
Writer
Made in Japan
Screenplay
Yoru no keisha
Screenplay
The Hidden Fortress
Screenplay
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Writer
The Storm
Writer
Hanran
Screenplay
Dotanba
Director
The Undefeated Woman
Writer
Hoodlum Soldier
Screenplay