Ryuzo Kikushima
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Producer
Born Jan 28, 1914 · Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Active 1949–1989
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.
Filmography
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) — Original Film WriterA Fistful of Dollars (1964) — Original StoryYojimbo (1961) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerHigh and Low (1963) — Screenplay · ProducerThrone of Blood (1957) — ScreenplayThe Hidden Fortress (1958) — ScreenplaySanjuro (1962) — Screenplay · ProducerRed Beard (1965) — Producer · ScreenplayTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — ScreenplayStray Dog (1949) — WriterLast Man Standing (1996) — Original Film WriterThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) — WriterWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — Producer · ScreenplayScandal (1950) — ScreenplayMy Phoenix (1989) — ScreenplayThe Demon Comes in Spring (1989) — ScreenplayThe Greatest Man in the World (1986) — ScreenplayFifty-Fifty (1963) — ScreenplayThe End of the Night (1953) — WriterThe Black Current (1954) — ScreenplayTange Sazen (1952) — ScreenplayPrincess from the Moon (1987) — WriterStray Dog (1973) — Original StoryAcross the Darkness (1959) — Writer