Keinosuke Uekusa
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Adaptation
Born Mar 5, 1910 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1938–1993 · Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
Keinosuke Uekusa (植草 圭之助, Uekusa Keinosuke; 5 March, 1910 – 19 December, 1993) was a Japanese screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. He is known for his longstanding friendship and collaborations with the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
Filmography
Drunken Angel (1948) — WriterOne Wonderful Sunday (1947) — ScreenplayThe Whisper of Spring (1952) — ScreenplayAll My Children (1963) — ScreenplayAlakazam the Great! (1960) — ScreenplayOnce More (1947) — AdaptationRun Melos! (1981) — WriterThe Outsiders (1958) — ScreenplayKurama Tengu (1938) — WriterThe Wind Blows Twice (1952) — ScreenplaySotobori Murder Case (1960) — WriterWeeping Doll (1951) — ScreenplayThe Song of the Season (1961) — ScreenplayHer Name Was Sakura (1959) — ScreenplayMother and Child (1956) — ScreenplayShiroi akuma (1958) — ScreenplayTemptation by Night (1967) — ScreenplayBibō no kaoyaku (1949) — Adaptation