About Ryūzō Kikushima
Lived 1914 – 1989 (aged 75). Ryūzō Kikushima was a Japanese screenwriter and film producer.
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, 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).
In 2013, Kikushima and frequent screenwriting collaborators Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni were awarded the Jean Renoir Award by the Writers Guild of America West.
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Who was Ryūzō Kikushima?
Japanese screenwriter
When was Ryūzō Kikushima born?
Ryūzō Kikushima was born on 28 January 1914 in Kofu.
When did Ryūzō Kikushima die?
Ryūzō Kikushima died on 18 March 1989.
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Ryūzō Kikushima was a screenwriter and film producer.
What nationality was Ryūzō Kikushima?
Ryūzō Kikushima was Japanese.
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