Compound Cinematics (paperback) by Shinobu Hashimoto - ISBN: 9781647293222
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Kurosawa’s vision, revealed: An insider’s account of cinematic genius.

Compound Cinematics (paperback)

Akira Kurosawa and I

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  • Paperback

    264 pages

  • Release Date

    6 February 2024

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Summary

A biography on Academy Award-winning director Akira Kurosawa, as told by his screenwriter and producer Shinobu Hashimoto. This book should be shelved in the non-fiction and media sections as it will appeal to those who have been inspired by his works throughout the decades.

Any list of Japan’s greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto near or at the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his own right, offers an in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781647293222
ISBN-10:1647293227
Author:Shinobu Hashimoto
Publisher:Vertical Inc.
Imprint:Vertical Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:6 February 2024
Weight:284g
Dimensions:26mm x 210mm x 317mm
About The Author

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto is an award-winning screenwriter and film producer, best known across the globe for his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa. Born in 1918, in southern Japan, Hashimoto was only a middle-school graduate before he began to enter the world of film. His debut work was an immediate critical success in the form of the screenplay for Roshamon. Through the years he went on to work on the following movies among his more than 50 films:

  • Roshamon
  • Ikuru -To Live-
  • The Seven Samurai
  • Throne of Blood
  • The Hidden Fortress
  • Paul Newman’s The Outrage

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