Shinobu Hashimoto

Biography

Shinobu Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 忍, Hashimoto Shinobu; 18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for such internationally acclaimed films as Rashomon and Seven Samurai.

Most Famous Work

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The Magnificent Seven

(2016) Original Film Writer

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Seven Samurai

(1954) Screenplay

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Harakiri

(1962) Screenplay

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Living

(2022) Original Film Writer

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The Hidden Fortress

(1958) Writer

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Rashomon

(1950) Screenplay

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Throne of Blood

(1957) Screenplay

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Ikiru

(1952) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	Interviewee	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' 2002-10-25 Movie
	Self	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' 2002-10-25 Movie
	Self	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Dodes'ka-den 2002-10-25 Movie
	Self	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well 2002-10-25 Movie
	Self	A Testimony as an Image 2002-09-06 Movie
2000	Self	Kurosawa 2000-12-24 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Original Film Writer	Living 2022-11-04 Movie
2016	Original Film Writer	The Magnificent Seven 2016-09-14 Movie
2013	Screenplay	Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion 2013-02-09 Movie
2008	Writer	I Want to Be a Shellfish 2008-09-22 Movie
	Original Story	The Last Princess 2008-05-10 Movie
2007	Screenplay	Ikiru 2007-09-09 Movie
1985	Screenplay	Haze of Love 1985-01-03 Movie
1982	Writer	Lake of Illusions 1982-09-11 Movie
1977	Screenplay	Village of Eight Gravestones 1977-10-29 Movie
	Writer	Mount Hakkoda 1977-06-04 Movie
1976	Screenplay	Human Revolution II 1976-06-19 Movie
1974	Writer	The Castle of Sand 1974-10-19 Movie
1973	Screenplay	Submersion of Japan 1973-12-29 Movie
	Screenplay	Yakuza of the Present 1973-10-27 Movie
	Writer	The Human Revolution 1973-09-08 Movie
	Writer	Yellow Dog 1973-08-11 Movie
1971	Screenplay	Wakare no uta 1971-07-03 Movie
1970	Screenplay	Dodes'ka-den 1970-10-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Shadow Within 1970-06-13 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Tenchu! 1969-08-09 Movie
	Screenplay	Samurai Banners 1969-03-01 Movie
1968	Screenplay	Admiral Yamamoto 1968-08-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Judge and Jeopardy 1968-06-08 Movie
1967	Writer	剣 1967-10-16 TV Show
	Screenplay	Japan's Longest Day 1967-08-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Samurai Rebellion 1967-05-27 Movie
1966	Screenplay	The Great White Tower 1966-10-15 Movie
	Screenplay	The Sword of Doom 1966-02-25 Movie
1965	Screenplay	A Trap 1965-05-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Samurai Assassin 1965-01-03 Movie
1964	Writer	Revenge 1964-11-01 Movie
	Original Story	The Outrage 1964-10-07 Movie
	Novel	Brand of Evil 1964-05-29 Movie
1963	Screenplay	Pressure of Guilt 1963-02-17 Movie
	Writer	Attack Squadron 1963-01-03 Movie
1962	Screenplay	Harakiri 1962-09-15 Movie
1961	Screenplay	The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku 1961-09-13 Movie
	Adaptation	The Old Temple Well 1961-07-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Zero Focus 1961-03-19 Movie
1960	Writer	The Bad Sleep Well 1960-09-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Jungle Block 1960-06-15 Movie
	Writer	Storm Over the Pacific 1960-04-26 Movie
	Screenplay	The Lost Alibi 1960-03-13 Movie
1959	Screenplay	The Murderer Must Die 1959-10-27 Movie
	Writer	I Want to Be a Shellfish 1959-04-12 Movie
	Screenplay	A Whistle in My Heart 1959-03-29 Movie
1958	Screenplay	The Hidden Fortress 1958-12-28 Movie
	Story	I Want to Be a Shellfish 1958-10-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Summer Clouds 1958-09-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Night Drum 1958-04-15 Movie
	Writer	Stakeout 1958-01-15 Movie
1957	Screenplay	The Eleventh Hour 1957-11-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Throne of Blood 1957-01-15 Movie
1956	Screenplay	Darkness at Noon 1956-03-26 Movie
	Screenplay	White Fan 1956-03-15 Movie
1955	Writer	I Live in Fear 1955-11-22 Movie
	Screenplay	Striving to Live 1955-02-25 Movie
1954	Writer	Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi 1954-11-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Jirocho in Disgrace 1954-07-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Seven Samurai 1954-04-26 Movie
	Writer	The Glorious Days 1954-04-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten 1954-03-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô 1954-03-03 Movie
	Screenplay	Farewell Rabaul 1954-02-10 Movie
1953	Screenplay	Eagle of the Pacific 1953-10-21 Movie
1952	Screenplay	Ikiru 1952-10-09 Movie
1951	Writer	Miki, the Swordman 1951-11-02 Movie
1950	Screenplay	Rashomon 1950-08-26 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1982	Director	Lake of Illusions 1982-09-11 Movie
1959	Director	I Want to Be a Shellfish 1959-04-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1974	Producer	The Castle of Sand 1974-10-19 Movie
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Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1967	Creator	剣 1967-10-16 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv