Writer

Shinobu Hashimoto

1918 – 2018

Active years (films on this site)

1950–1967

Genres

DramaCrimeMysteryActionThriller

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Akira Kurosawa1 filmTadashi Imai1 filmKihachi Okamoto1 filmMasaki Kobayashi1 film

Biography

Shinobu Hashimoto was a Japanese screenwriter, director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for critically acclaimed films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai, as well as the Samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Hitokiri (1969).

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1951
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1953
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1957
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1957
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1959
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1959
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1961
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1963
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1967
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1967
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1975

4 films on this site

1. Rashomon 1950 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.1 · Writer
2. Darkness at Noon 1956 · Tadashi Imai · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
3. The Sword of Doom 1966 · Kihachi Okamoto · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
4. Samurai Rebellion 1967 · Masaki Kobayashi · IMDb 8.3 · Writer