Fuji Yahiro
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese screenwriter
, mostly of chanbara films. His real name was Minoru Yahiro. Leaving Meiji University
before graduating, he began writing screenplays at Shōzō Makino's Makino Film Productions
in 1927. He ended up penning hundreds of screenplays at many studios, such as Teikine, Shinkō Kinema
, and Daiei
. He also participated in the "Narutakimura" group, writing screenplays with Sadao Yamanaka
, Hiroshi Inagaki
, Eisuke Takizawa and others. He also wrote many books and received the Order of the Rising Sun
in 1975.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, mostly of chanbara films. His real name was Minoru Yahiro. Leaving Meiji University
Meiji University
is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....
before graduating, he began writing screenplays at Shōzō Makino's Makino Film Productions
Makino Film Productions
Makino Film Productions was a successful early film producing company active in Japanese cinema in the 1920s and 1930s. It was founded by the pioneering film director Shozo Makino in 1923....
in 1927. He ended up penning hundreds of screenplays at many studios, such as Teikine, Shinkō Kinema
Shinkō Kinema
-Background:Shinkō was established in September 1931 out of the remnants of the Teikoku Kinema studio with the help of Shōchiku capital. The historian Jun'ichirō Tanaka writes that the studio was part of Shōchiku's effort to monopolize the Japanese film industry, using Shinkō to control some of the...
, and Daiei
Daiei
, based in Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain....
. He also participated in the "Narutakimura" group, writing screenplays with Sadao Yamanaka
Sadao Yamanaka
was a Japanese film director and writer who directed 24 films during a seven-year period in the 1930s. He was a contemporary of Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the jidaigeki, or historical film. Yamanaka died of dysentary in...
, Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award-winning Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, which he directed in 1954.-Career:Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922...
, Eisuke Takizawa and others. He also wrote many books and received the Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...
in 1975.
Selected filmography
- Sansho the BailiffSansho the Bailiff-External links:* at the Japanese Movie Database* * and QuickTime trailer* essay by Mark Le Fanu...
(山椒大夫 Sanshō Dayū) (1954) - Bloody Spear at Mount FujiBloody Spear at Mount Fujiis a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tomu Uchida.It is a "gruelling cruel tale" from the Edo period.Daisuke Katō won the 1956 Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actor.- Cast :* Chiezō Kataoka* Ryunosuke Tsukigata* Chizuru Kitagawa...
(血槍富士, Chiyari Fuji) (1955) - Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-TsugiGhost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugiis a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Bin Kado.It is Japanese film horror about ghost-cat....
(怪猫五十三次, Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi) (1956) - Yatarō gasaYataro gasa, literally English title: Yataro’s Travel Hat, is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori.- External links : http://www.raizofan.net/link4/movie2/yataro.htm...
(弥太郎笠) (1957) - Freelance SamuraiFreelance Samuraiis a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi.- Cast :* Ichikawa Raizō VIII as Momotarō aka Shinnosuke Wakagi* Yoko Uraji as Yuri* Seizaburo Kawazu as Hankuro Iga* Michiyo Kogure as Kosuzu Hanabusa* Shunji Sakai as Inosuke* and others...
(桃太郎侍, Momotarō Zamurai) (1957) - SuzakumonSuzakumon (film)Suzakumon , English title: The Love of a Princess, is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori and based on novel by Matsutarō Kawaguchi.The film won 1957 Asia-Pacific Film Festival for best cinematography and best film...
(朱雀門) (1957) - The Loyal 47 RoninThe Loyal 47 Roninis a 1958 color Jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.- Cast :* Kazuo Hasegawa as Ōishi Kuranosuke * Shintarō Katsu as Genzō Akagaki* Kōji Tsuruta as Kin'emon Okano* Raizō Ichikawa as Takuminokami Asano...
(忠臣蔵, Chushingura) (1958)