Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto
Hashimoto in 1967
Born(1918-04-18)18 April 1918
Died19 July 2018(2018-07-19) (aged 100)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer

Shinobu Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 忍, Hashimoto Shinobu; 18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for critically acclaimed films such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai.[1][2][3][4]

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  3. ^ "Shinobu Hashimoto, Writer of Towering Kurosawa Films, Is Dead at 100". The New York Times. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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