Ryūzō Kikushima

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

A Fistful of Dollars
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
High and Low
High and Low
Last Man Standing
Birth Location Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Born 1914-01-28
Died 1989-03-18
Ryūzō Kikushima hasn't appeared in any movies or TV shows

Movies

The Last Princess Original Story
2008
2007
Last Man Standing Original Film Writer
1996
My Phoenix Screenplay
1989
1989
The Warrior and the Sorceress Original Film Writer
1984
Shi no dangai Original Story
1982
Willful Murder Screenplay
1981
Dog Whistle Writer
1978
Ame no meguri ai Screenplay
1977
Ame no meguri ai Original Story
1977
1976
Stray Dog Original Story
1973
1971
Man on a False Flight Original Story
1971
Kaoyaku Screenplay
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora! Screenplay
1970
The Magoichi Saga Screenplay
1969
Gateway to Glory Screenplay
1969
Red Beard Screenplay
1965
Red Beard Producer
1965
Hoodlum Soldier Screenplay
1965
A Fistful of Dollars Original Story
1964
She Came For Love Screenplay
1963
Ichi ka bachi ka Screenplay
1963
1963
High and Low Producer
1963
High and Low Screenplay
1963
1962
Yoru no keisha Screenplay
1962
Sanjuro Producer
1962
Sanjuro Screenplay
1962
Kaei Screenplay
1961
Yojimbo Screenplay
1961
Yojimbo Executive Producer
1961
1960
1960
1960
1960
Afraid to Die Writer
1960
1959
1959
The Hidden Fortress Screenplay
1958
1958
1958
1957
1957
1957
Throne of Blood Screenplay
1957
Dotanba Screenplay
1956
Dotanba Director
1956
The Storm Writer
1956
1956
The Underworld Screenplay
1956
The Samurai of Edo Screenplay
1955
Six Assassins Writer
1955
1955
1955
1955
1955
1954
The Black Current Screenplay
1954
1954
Hanran Screenplay
1954
Made in Japan Screenplay
1953
Tange Sazen Screenplay
1952
Scandal Screenplay
1950
Stray Dog Writer
1949
High and Low Original Film Writer
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