Hideo Oguni
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Original Film Writer
Born Jul 9, 1904 · Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Active 1934–1996 · Awards: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
Hideo Oguni (小国 英雄 Oguni Hideo, 9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996) was a Japanese writer who wrote over 100 screenplays. He is best known for co-writing screenplays for a number of films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Ikiru, The Seven…
Filmography
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) - Original Film WriterSeven Samurai (1954) - ScreenplayRan (1985) - ScreenplayIkiru (1952) - ScreenplayHigh and Low (1963) - ScreenplayThrone of Blood (1957) - ScreenplayThe Hidden Fortress (1958) - ScreenplaySanjuro (1962) - ScreenplayRed Beard (1965) - ScreenplayTora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - ScreenplayRunaway Train (1985) - Story · Original Film WriterThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) - WriterLiving (2022) - Original Film WriterDodes'ka-den (1970) - ScreenplayI Live in Fear (1955) - WriterThe Lower Depths (1957) - ScreenplayBattle Beyond the Stars (1980) - Original StoryIncident at Blood Pass (1970) - WriterHappy Daughter (1934) - WriterBrooba (1955) - ScreenplayPineapple Butai (1959) - ScreenplayDimple of Tokyo (1952) - ScreenplayChina Night (1940) - ScreenplayThese Foolish Times (1947) - Writer