
Ryuzo Kikushima
Known for
Writing
Born
January 28, 1914
Birthplace
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Died
March 18, 1989 (aged 75)
Biography
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. He also produced several of Kurosawa's early 1960s films. In addition to his work with Kurosawa, screenplays he wrote or co-wrote include Tora! Tora! Tora!, Hiroshi Inagaki's Arashi and The Birth of Japan, and Mikio Naruse's When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, on which he also served as producer.
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
A Fistful of Dollars RemakeOriginal Film Writer
2025
Highest 2 LowestOriginal Film Writer
2016
黒の斜面Original Story
2008
The Last PrincessOriginal Story
2007
Tsubaki SanjuroWriter
1999
InfernoOriginal Film Writer
1996
Last Man StandingOriginal Film Writer
1989
My PhoenixScreenplay
1989
The Demon Comes in SpringScreenplay
1987
Princess from the MoonWriter
1986
The Greatest Man in the WorldScreenplay
1984
The Warrior and the SorceressOriginal Film Writer
1982
Cliff of DeathOriginal Story
1981
Willful MurderScreenplay
1978
ShagWriter
1977
Ame no meguri aiOriginal Story, Screenplay
1976
The Last RoundOriginal Film Writer
1976
The Sorrow of ParisScreenplay
1974
1973
Stray DogOriginal Story
1972
1971
Man on a False FlightOriginal Story, Screenplay
1971
KaoyakuScreenplay
1970
Live Again TomorrowOriginal Story
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Screenplay









