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) - WriterThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) - WriterLast Man Standing (1996) - Original Film 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