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.
Known For
The Magnificent Seven
(2016)
Original Film Writer
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Screenplay
Rashomon
(1950)
Screenplay
Ikiru
(1952)
Screenplay
Harakiri
(1962)
Screenplay
Living
(2022)
Original Film Writer
The Outrage
(1964)
Original Story
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Screenplay
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Screenplay
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Screenplay
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Writer
Dodes'ka-den
(1970)
Screenplay
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Screenplay
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Screenplay
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
Rashomon
(1950)
Screenplay
Miki, the Swordman
(1951)
Writer
Ikiru
(1952)
Screenplay
Eagle of the Pacific
(1953)
Screenplay
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Screenplay
Jirocho in Disgrace
(1954)
Screenplay
The Glorious Days
(1954)
Writer
Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô
(1954)
Screenplay
Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
(1954)
Screenplay
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
(1954)
Writer
Farewell Rabaul
(1954)
Screenplay
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Writer
Striving to Live
(1955)
Screenplay
White Fan
(1956)
Screenplay
Darkness at Noon
(1956)
Screenplay
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Screenplay
The Eleventh Hour
(1957)
Screenplay
Stakeout
(1958)
Writer
Night Drum
(1958)
Screenplay
Summer Clouds
(1958)
Screenplay
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(1958)
Story
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Screenplay
A Whistle in My Heart
(1959)
Screenplay
The Murderer Must Die
(1959)
Screenplay
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(1959)
Writer
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Writer
The Lost Alibi
(1960)
Screenplay
The Storm of the Pacific
(1960)
Writer
Jungle Block
(1960)
Screenplay
Irohanihoheto
(1960)
Screenplay and Novel
The Old Temple Well
(1961)
Adaptation
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
(1961)
Screenplay
Zero Focus
(1961)
Screenplay
Harakiri
(1962)
Screenplay
Attack Squadron
(1963)
Writer
Pressure of Guilt
(1963)
Screenplay
Revenge
(1964)
Writer
Brand of Evil
(1964)
Novel
The Outrage
(1964)
Original Story
A Trap
(1965)
Screenplay
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Screenplay
The Great White Tower
(1966)
Screenplay
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Screenplay
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Screenplay
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Screenplay
Admiral Yamamoto
(1968)
Screenplay
Judge and Jeopardy
(1968)
Screenplay
Samurai Banners
(1969)
Screenplay
Tenchu!
(1969)
Screenplay
Dodes'ka-den
(1970)
Screenplay
The Shadow Within
(1970)
Screenplay
Wakare no uta
(1971)
Screenplay
Submersion of Japan
(1973)
Screenplay
Yakuza of the Present
(1973)
Screenplay
The Human Revolution
(1973)
Writer
Yellow Dog
(1973)
Writer
The Castle of Sand
(1974)
Writer
Human Revolution II
(1976)
Screenplay
Mount Hakkoda
(1977)
Writer
Village of Eight Gravestones
(1977)
Screenplay
Lake of Illusions
(1982)
Writer
Haze of Love
(1985)
Screenplay
Ikiru
(2007)
Screenplay
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(2008)
Writer
The Last Princess
(2008)
Original Story
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
(2013)
Screenplay
The Magnificent Seven
(2016)
Original Film Writer
Living
(2022)
Original Film Writer
Acting
Kurosawa
(2000)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
(2002)
Interviewee
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Dodes'ka-den
(2002)
Self
A Testimony as an Image
(2002)
Self
Directing
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(1959)
Director
Minami no kaze to nami
(1961)
Director
Lake of Illusions
(1982)
Director
Production