Ryūzō Kikushima

male

Born on January 28, 1914 (111 years old)

Passed Away on March 18, 1989

From Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Known for Writing

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.

Cast Credits

No credits available

Crew Credits

2025
- Highest 2 Lowest
  as
  Original Film Writer
  2025
2016
- 黒の斜面
  as
  Original Story
  2016
2008
- The Last Princess
  as
  Original Story
  2008
2007
- Tsubaki Sanjuro
  as
  Writer
  2007
1996
- Last Man Standing
  as
  Original Film Writer
  1996
1989
- My Phoenix
  as
  Screenplay
  1989
- The Demon Comes in Spring
  as
  Screenplay
  1989
1987
- Princess from the Moon
  as
  Writer
  1987
1986
- The Greatest Man in the World
  as
  Screenplay
  1986
1984
- The Warrior and the Sorceress
  as
  Original Film Writer
  1984
1982
- Shi no dangai
  as
  Original Story
  1982
1981
- Willful Murder
  as
  Screenplay
  1981
1978
- Shag
  as
  Writer
  1978
1977
- Ame no meguri ai
  as
  Screenplay
  1977
- Ame no meguri ai
  as
  Original Story
  1977
1976
- The Sorrow of Paris
  as
  Screenplay
  1976
1974
- Hashū Hankachō
  as
  Writer
  1974
1973
- Stray Dog
  as
  Original Story
  1973
1972
- Kogarashi Monjiro
  as
  Writer
  1972
1971
- no image
  Man on a False Flight
  as
  Screenplay
  1971
- no image
  Man on a False Flight
  as
  Original Story
  1971
- Kaoyaku
  as
  Screenplay
  1971
1970
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
  as
  Screenplay
  1970
1969
- Gateway to Glory
  as
  Screenplay
  1969
- The Magoichi Saga
  as
  Screenplay
  1969
- 津軽絶唱
  as
  Screenplay
  1969
1967
- 春日和
  as
  Screenplay
  1967
- 春日和
  as
  Original Story
  1967
1965
- Red Beard
  as
  Producer
  1965
- Hoodlum Soldier
  as
  Screenplay
  1965
- Red Beard
  as
  Screenplay
  1965
1964
- The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
  as
  Writer
  1964
- Fumiko's Five Benefactors
  as
  Writer
  1964
- A Fistful of Dollars
  as
  Original Story
  1964
1963
- High and Low
  as
  Screenplay
  1963
- High and Low
  as
  Producer
  1963
- Fifty-Fifty
  as
  Screenplay
  1963
- She Came For Love
  as
  Screenplay
  1963
- Legacy of the 500,000
  as
  Screenplay
  1963
- Zero Escape Visibility
  as
  Writer
  1963
1962
- Sanjuro
  as
  Screenplay
  1962
- Yoru no keisha
  as
  Screenplay
  1962
- Shin kitsune to tanuki
  as
  Screenplay
  1962
- Sanjuro
  as
  Producer
  1962
1961
- Yojimbo
  as
  Screenplay
  1961
- Yojimbo
  as
  Executive Producer
  1961
- Kaei
  as
  Screenplay
  1961
1960
- The Bad Sleep Well
  as
  Writer
  1960
- Chikuhō no kodomotachi
  as
  Producer
  1960
- Chikuhō no kodomotachi
  as
  Screenplay
  1960
- Afraid to Die
  as
  Writer
  1960
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
  as
  Producer
  1960
- Life of a Country Doctor
  as
  Screenplay
  1960
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
  as
  Screenplay
  1960
- White Cliffs
  as
  Writer
  1960
1959
- Across the Darkness
  as
  Writer
  1959
- The Three Treasures
  as
  Writer
  1959
- The Story of Iron Arm Inao
  as
  Writer
  1959
1958
- The Hidden Fortress
  as
  Screenplay
  1958
- The Undefeated Woman
  as
  Writer
  1958
- The Days of Evil Women
  as
  Screenplay
  1958
1957
- Throne of Blood
  as
  Screenplay
  1957
- Last Days of the Samurai
  as
  Screenplay
  1957
- The Eleventh Hour
  as
  Novel
  1957
- The Unbalanced Wheel
  as
  Screenplay
  1957
1956
- The Storm
  as
  Writer
  1956
- Dotanba
  as
  Director
  1956
- Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
  as
  Story
  1956
- Will-o'-the-Wisp
  as
  Writer
  1956
- The Underworld
  as
  Screenplay
  1956
- Dotanba
  as
  Screenplay
  1956
1955
- The Samurai of Edo
  as
  Screenplay
  1955
- Vanished Enlisted Man
  as
  Screenplay
  1955
- Six Assassins
  as
  Writer
  1955
- No Time for Tears
  as
  Writer
  1955
- A Man Among Men
  as
  Story
  1955
- Rikidozan: Man of Fury
  as
  Screenplay
  1955
- Till We Meet Again
  as
  Screenplay
  1955
1954
- Hirate Miki the Swordman
  as
  Screenplay
  1954
- Hanran
  as
  Screenplay
  1954
- Kunisada Chūji
  as
  Writer
  1954
- The Black Current
  as
  Screenplay
  1954
1953
- Made in Japan
  as
  Screenplay
  1953
- The End of the Night
  as
  Writer
  1953
1952
- Tange Sazen
  as
  Screenplay
  1952
1950
- Scandal
  as
  Screenplay
  1950
1949
- Stray Dog
  as
  Writer
  1949

Ryūzō Kikushima

Biography

Cast Credits

Crew Credits

Highest 2 Lowest

黒の斜面

The Last Princess

Tsubaki Sanjuro

Last Man Standing

My Phoenix

The Demon Comes in Spring

Princess from the Moon

The Greatest Man in the World

The Warrior and the Sorceress

Shi no dangai

Willful Murder

Shag

Ame no meguri ai

Ame no meguri ai

The Sorrow of Paris

Hashū Hankachō

Stray Dog

Kogarashi Monjiro

Man on a False Flight

Man on a False Flight

Kaoyaku

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Gateway to Glory

The Magoichi Saga

津軽絶唱

春日和

春日和

Red Beard

Hoodlum Soldier

Red Beard

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Fumiko's Five Benefactors

A Fistful of Dollars

High and Low

High and Low

Fifty-Fifty

She Came For Love

Legacy of the 500,000

Zero Escape Visibility

Sanjuro

Yoru no keisha

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Sanjuro

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Kaei

The Bad Sleep Well

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

Afraid to Die

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Life of a Country Doctor

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

White Cliffs

Across the Darkness

The Three Treasures

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

The Hidden Fortress

The Undefeated Woman

The Days of Evil Women

Throne of Blood

Last Days of the Samurai

The Eleventh Hour

The Unbalanced Wheel

The Storm

Dotanba

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

Will-o'-the-Wisp

The Underworld

Dotanba

The Samurai of Edo

Vanished Enlisted Man

Six Assassins

No Time for Tears

A Man Among Men