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Writer
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Film director, Screenwriter
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Empire of Japan, Japan
Languages
Japanese
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Japanese (ひでお)
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Hideo Oguni is known for writing.
Born in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (died at age 91).
Recipient of the Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay.
Hideo Oguni has 20 credits in our database.
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Filmography (20)
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Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay
1964
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Biography
Hideo Oguni (小国 英雄 Oguni Hideo, 9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996) 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, The Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood and The Hidden Fortress. His first film with Kurosawa was Ikiru, and according to film professor Catherine Russell, it was Oguni who devised that film's two-part structure. Film critic Donald Richie regarded him as the "humanist" among Kurosawa's writers. In 2013, Oguni and frequent screenwriting collaborators Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Ryūzō Kikushima were awarded the Jean Renoir Award by the Writers Guild of America West.
Writing credits other than for Kurosawa films include Heinosuke Gosho's Entotsu no mieru basho in 1953, Koji Shima's Warning from Space in 1956, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Hiroshi Inagaki's Machibuse in 1970.
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How old was Hideo Oguni?
Hideo Oguni was born on and passed away on at the age of 91.
Where was Hideo Oguni born?
Hideo Oguni was born in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.
What movies or shows has Hideo Oguni been in?
Hideo Oguni has 20 credits in our database. Notable titles include Ran (1985), Runaway Train (1985), Machibuse (1970), The Little Fugitive (1966), Red Beard (1965).
What is Hideo Oguni known for?
Hideo Oguni is primarily known as a writer. Hideo Oguni (小国 英雄 Oguni Hideo, 9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996) was a Japanese writer who wrote over 100 screenplays. He is best…
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