Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni | |
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| 小国英雄 | |
 Hideo Oguni in 1948 | |
| Born | 9 July 1904 |
| Died | 5 February 1996 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Known for | Ikiru, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress |
Hideo Oguni (小国 英雄, Oguni Hideo, 9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996[1]) 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).[2]
Career
[edit]Oguni's first film with Kurosawa was Ikiru (1952). The film has a two-part structure which was devised by Oguni.[3] Film critic Donald Richie regarded him as the "humanist" among Kurosawa's writers.[4]
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).[2]
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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oguni Hideo". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Hideo Oguni". IMDb. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Russell, C. (2011). Classical Japanese Cinema Revisited. A&C Black. p. 92. ISBN 9781441133274.
- ^ Richie, D. (2012). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film. Kodansha. p. 118. ISBN 9781568364391.
- ^ Sunrider, V. (29 January 2013). "Akira Kurosawa to Receive Writers Guild Award". Filmofilia. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Hideo Oguni at IMDb
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