Ryuzo Kikushima

Writing28th January 1914(died at 75)Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan97 titles

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.

Born

28th January 1914 · Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Died

18th March 1989

Known for

Writing

Also known as

Ryûzô Kikushima

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