Ryuzo Kikushima

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 28 January 1914

  • Died

    • Deathday: 18 March 1989

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 34373

Ryuzo Kikushima

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.

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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.

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Best movies and TV shows with Ryuzo Kikushima

Selected highlights from Ryuzo Kikushima’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.

High and Low (1963) — movie poster

High and Low

1963 · Writer · Producer
High and Low (1963) — movie poster

High and Low

1963 · Writer · Producer