(3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese
screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director
Tomu Uchida
, born Tsunejirō Uchida on 26 April 1898, was a Japanese film director. The stage name "Tomu" translates to “spit out dreams”.
Early career
Uchida started out at the Taikatsu studio in the early 1920s, but came to prominence at Nikkatsu, ad ...
in the 1930s, such as ''
Jinsei gekijō'' and ''
Kagirinaki zenshin'',
and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as
Kaneto Shindo
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include '' Children of Hiroshima'', '' The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', '' Kuroneko'' an ...
and
Tadashi Imai
was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963).
Life
Although leaning towards left-wing p ...
in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild.
Filmography
* Screenplay: ''
Makiba monogatari'' (), “Tale of a Pasture”
*''
Moyuru ōzora'' (1940)
*''
Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959)
*''
The River with No Bridge
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi based on the novel by Sue Sumii.
Cast
*Naoko Otani as Fude Hatanaka
* Tamao Nakamura as Nui Hatanaka
*Tetta Sugimoto
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band ...
'' (1969)
References
External links
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1903 births
1987 deaths
People from Gunma Prefecture
20th-century Japanese screenwriters