Hideo Oguni
9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996 was a Japanese writer who wrote over 100 screenplays. He is best known for co-writing screenplays for a number of films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), and The Hidden Fortress (1958).
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Hideo Oguni
朝日新聞社 · 『 アサヒグラフ 』 1948年2月11日号 · Public domain
- Name
- Hideo Oguni
- Born
- 9 July 1904
- Birthplace
- Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture
- Died
- 5 February 1996
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Known for
- Ikiru, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Honours
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
- Languages
- Japanese
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9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996 was a Japanese writer who wrote over 100 screenplays. He is best known for co-writing screenplays for a number of films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), Throne of Blood (1957), and The Hidden Fortress (1958).
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• Name — Hideo Oguni • Native Name — 小国英雄 • Born — 9 July 1904 • Birthplace — Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture • Died — 5 February 1996 • Occupation — Screenwriter • Known for — Ikiru, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress
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Oguni's first film with Kurosawa was Ikiru (1952). The film has a two-part structure which was devised by Oguni. Film critic Donald Richie regarded him as the "humanist" among Kurosawa's writers. Writing credits other than for Kurosawa films include Heinosuke Gosho's Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953), Koji Shima's Warning from Space (1956), Bin Kato's Heiji Zenigata: Chase the Demon Lantern (1958), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), and Hiroshi Inagaki's Machibuse (1970). In 2013, Oguni and his frequent collaborators—Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Ryūzō Kikushima—were awarded the Jean Renoir Award by the Writers Guild of America West.
1967年4月28日、映画『トラ・トラ・トラ!』の製作発表が東京プリンスホテルの2階のマグノリア・ルームで行われた。左から菊島隆三、小国英雄、青柳哲郎、黒澤明。
キネマ旬報社 · 『 キネマ旬報 』1967年6月上旬号。 " Kinema Junpo ", Early June 1967 issue.
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- 1.Asahi Shimbun. Oguni Hideo. Kotobanku.
- 2.IMDb. Hideo Oguni.
- 3.Russell, C. Classical Japanese Cinema Revisited. A&C Black. 92. 2011. 9781441133274.
- 4.Richie, D. A Hundred Years of Japanese Film. Kodansha. 118. 2012. 9781568364391.
- 5.Sunrider, V. Akira Kurosawa to Receive Writers Guild Award. Filmofilia. January 29, 2013.
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