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Films with screenplays by Hideo Oguni

  • Seven SamuraiOn the 27th of May 1953, filming began at Toho Studios with a scene depicting an argument between Rikichi and Manzo. The production quickly fell behind…
  • Ran (film)Akira Kurosawa conceived the idea for Ran in the mid-1970s while reading about the Sengoku-period warlord Mōri Motonari.
  • Red BeardAkira Kurosawa held a copy of Shūgorō Yamamoto's 1959 novel Akahige Shinryōtan in his hands after finishing High and Low.
  • IkiruKanji Watanabe stands alone on a swing in the snow, singing "Gondola no Uta" as the final moments of his life fade away.
  • Throne of BloodAkira Kurosawa first envisioned adapting William Shakespeare's Macbeth after completing his 1950 film Rashomon. He admired the play for its exploration of…