Shinobu Hashimoto(1918-2018)

Writer
Director
Producer

Shinobu Hashimoto was born on 18 April 1918 in Tsurui, Hyôgo, Japan [now Ichikawa, Hyôgo, Japan]. He was a writer and director, known for The Hidden Fortress (1958), Ikiru (1952) and Harakiri (1962). He was married to Matsuko Hashimoto. He died on 19 July 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Awards
- 16 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

The Hidden Fortress

8.0

Writer

1958

Ikiru

8.3

Writer

1952

Harakiri

8.6

Writer

1962

Rashomon

8.1

Writer

1950

Credits

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Writer

Living
7.2
- based on Akira Kurosawa's film "Ikiru" written by
- 2022
The Magnificent Seven
6.9
- based on the screenplay by
- 2016
Samurai Rebellion
6.8
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 2013
The Outrage
6.1
- based on screenplay by
- 2011
Watashi wa kai ni naritai
6.4
- writer
- 2008
Watashi wa kai ni naritai
TV Movie
- original story
- 2007
Tabiji mura de ichiban no kubitsurinoki
- Writer
- 1986
Ai no kagerô
- writer
- 1986
Matsumoto Seichô no Zero no shôten
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 1983
Maboroshi no mizuumi
6.0
- screenplay
- story
- 1982
Village of Eight Gravestones
6.4
- screenplay
- 1977
Mount Hakkoda
6.9
- Writer
- 1977
Zoku ningen kakumei
8.5
- Writer
- 1976
The Castle of Sand
7.3
- screenplay by
- 1974
Submersion of Japan
5.6
- written by
- 1973

Director

Producer

Personal details

Official site
- WGA_award
Born
- April 18, 1918
- Tsurui, Hyôgo, Japan [now Ichikawa, Hyôgo, Japan]
Died
- July 19, 2018
- Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Matsuko Hashimoto1943 - ? (her death, 2 children)
Children
Other works
Book: "Compound Cinematics: Akira Kurosawa and I". Vertical ISBN-13: 978-1939130570
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
He was diagnosed with tuberculosis after he enlisted in the army in 1938. This ended his military career, and he was sent to a veterans' hospital. While convalescing, he looked through some movie magazines, found a sample screenplay, and figured he could write something much better. He wrote his own script, based on his experiences in the hospital, and sent it to Mansaku Itami, a prominent screenwriter. Itami was so impressed that he became a mentor for Hashimoto.