Fuji Yahiro
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Fuji Yahiro in 1941 | |
Born | |
Died | November 9, 1986 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Fuji Yahiro (八尋不二, Yahiro Fuji) (18 July 1904 – 9 November 1986[1]) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly of chanbara films. His real name was Minoru Yahiro.[1] Leaving Meiji University before graduating, he began writing screenplays at Shōzō Makino's Makino Film Productions in 1927.[1] He ended up penning hundreds of screenplays at many studios, such as , Shinkō Kinema, and Daiei.[1] He also participated in the "Narutakimura" group, writing screenplays with Sadao Yamanaka, Hiroshi Inagaki, Eisuke Takizawa and others.[1] He also wrote many books and received the Order of the Rising Sun in 1975.
Selected filmography[]
- Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫 Sanshō Dayū) (1954)
- Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (血槍富士, Chiyari Fuji) (1955)
- Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi (怪猫五十三次, Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi) (1956)
- Yatarō gasa (弥太郎笠) (1957)
- Freelance Samurai (桃太郎侍, Momotarō Zamurai) (1957)
- Suzakumon (朱雀門) (1957)
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵, Chushingura) (1958)
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
- The Snow Woman (1968)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Yahiro Fuji". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
External links[]
- Fuji Yahiro at IMDb
- Yahiro Fuji at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Japanese screenwriters
- 1904 births
- 1986 deaths
- Writers from Fukuoka Prefecture
- 20th-century screenwriters