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