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As screenwriter

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Kurosawa wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for all the films he himself directed. However, to supplement his income, he also wrote scripts for other Japanese directors throughout the 1940s, and even through the 1950s and part of the 1960s, long after he had become world-famous. He also worked on the scripts for two Hollywood productions he was slated to direct, but which, for complex reasons, were completed by and credited to other directors (although he reportedly did shoot some scenes for Tora tora tora!, the footage from which has apparently not survived). Finally, near the end of his life, he completed scripts he intended to direct but did not live to make, which were then filmed by others. A table of all these screenplays is given below; all titles are Japanese productions unless otherwise noted.

  Indicates principal works directed by Kurosawa.
Year English title Japanese title Romanized title Director Notes Ref.
1941 Horse 馬 Uma Kajirō Yamamoto Uncredited, but written alongside his mentor Kajirō Yamamoto.[1]: 22  [2]: 46 
1942 Wind Currents of Youth 青春の気流 Seishun no kiryu Shu Fushimizu Based on "Construction of Love" and "The Life Plan" by Jun Minamikawa. [2]: 50 
The Triumphant Song of the Wings 翼の凱歌 Tsubasa no gaika Satsuo Yamamoto Credited alongside Bonhei Sotoyama. [2]: 52 
1943 Sanshiro Sugata 姿三四郎 Sugata Sanshirō Akira Kurosawa Based on the novel Sugata Sanshirō[2]: 54  by judoka Tsuneo Tomita. [3]: 246 
1944 Wrestling-ring Festival 土俵祭 Dohyōmatsuri Santaro Marune — [4]: 119 
The Most Beautiful 一番美しく Ichiban utsukushiku Akira Kurosawa — [3]: 246 
1945 Bravo! Tasuke Isshin 天晴れ一心太助 Appare Isshin Tasuke Kiyoshi Saeki — [2]: 58 
Sanshiro Sugata Part II 續姿三四郎 Zoku Sugata Sanshirō Akira Kurosawa Based on the novel Sugata Sanshirō[2]: 59  by judoka Tsuneo Tomita. [3]: 246 
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 虎の尾を踏む男達 Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi Akira Kurosawa Based on the kabuki play Kanjinchō. [3]: 247 
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth わが青春に悔なし Waga seishun ni kuinashi Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Eijiro Hisaita. Keiji Matsuzaki has an uncredited writer role.[2]: 61  [3]: 247 
1947 Four Love Stories
"First Love" 		四つの恋の物語
第一話　初恋 		Yotsu no koi no monogatari
(Dai ichi: Hatsukoi) 		Shiro Toyoda Omnibus film. Credited for first of four sections. [4]: 120 
One Wonderful Sunday 素晴らしき日曜日 Subarashiki nichiyōbi Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Keinosuke Uegusa. [3]: 248 
Snow Trail 銀嶺の果て Ginrei no hate Senkichi Taniguchi Received main credit.[5] Senkichi Taniguchi has an uncredited writer role. [2]: 64 
1948 The Portrait 肖像 Shōzō Keisuke Kinoshita — [4]: 120 
Drunken Angel 酔いどれ天使 Yoidore tenshi Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Keinosuke Uegusa. [3]: 248 
1949 Lady from Hell 地獄の貴婦人 Jigoku no kifujin Motoyoshi Oda Credited alongside Motosada Nishikame. [2]: 70 
The Quiet Duel 静かなる決闘 Shizukanaru kettō Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Senkichi Taniguchi. Based on a play by Kazuo Kikuta. [3]: 248 
Jakoman and Tetsu ジャコ萬と鉄 Jakoman to Tetsu Senkichi Taniguchi Credited alongside Senkichi Taniguchi. Based on "Herring Fishery" by Keizo Kajino. [2]: 72 
Stray Dog 野良犬 Nora inu Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ryūzō Kikushima. [3]: 249 
1950 Escape at Dawn 暁の脱走 Akatsuki no dassō Senkichi Taniguchi Credited alongside Senkichi Taniguchi. Based on a story by Yasujiro Tamura. [2]: 77 
Scandal 醜聞 Sukyandaru (Shūbun) Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ryūzō Kikushima. [3]: 249 
Tetsu of Jilba ジルバの鉄 Jiruba no Tetsu Isamu Kosugi — [4]: 120 
Rashomon 羅生門 Rashomon Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Shinobu Hashimoto. Based on the short stories "In a Grove" and "Rashōmon" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.[6]: 332  [3]: 249 
Fencing Master 殺陣師段平 Tateshi danpei Masahiro Makino — [4]: 120 
1951 Beyond Love and Hate 愛と憎しみの彼方へ Ai to nikushimi no kanata e Senkichi Taniguchi Credited alongside Senkichi Taniguchi.[7] [4]: 120 
The Idiot 白痴 Hakuchi Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Eijiro Hisaita. Based on The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [3]: 250 
The Den of Beasts 獣の宿 Kedamono no yado Tatsuo Osone — [4]: 120 
1952 Vendetta for a Samurai 荒木又右衛門　決闘鍵屋の辻 Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji Kazuo Mori — [4]: 121 
Sword for Hire 戦国無頼 Sengoku burai Hiroshi Inagaki Credited alongside Hiroshi Inagaki. Based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue, serialized in Sunday Mainichi. [2]: 86 
Ikiru 生きる Ikiru Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Ogumi. [3]: 250 
1953 Blow! Spring Wind 吹けよ春風 Fukeyo harukaze Senkichi Taniguchi Credited alongside Senkichi Taniguchi. [2]: 90 
1954 Seven Samurai 七人の侍 Shichinin no samurai Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Ogumi. [3]: 251 
1955 Vanished Enlisted Man 消えた中隊 Kieta chūtai Akira Minura Credited alongside Ryūzō Kikushima. [8]
I Live in Fear 生きものの記録 Ikimono no kiroku Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Ogumi. [3]: 251 
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire Tree あすなろ物語 Asunaro monogatari Hiromichi Horikawa — [9]
Sanshiro Sugata 姿三四郎 Sugata Sanshirō Shigeo Tanaka First remake of Sanshiro Sugata (1943) based on Kurosawa's script. [3]: 261 
1957 Throne of Blood 蜘蛛巣城 Kumonosu-jō Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryūzō Kikushima and Hideo Ogumi. Loosely based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare. [3]: 252 
The Lower Depths どん底 Donzoko Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Oguni. Based on The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. [3]: 252 
Three Hundred Miles through Enemy Lines 敵中横断三百里 Tekichū ōdan sanbyaku ri Issei Mori Credited alongside Hideo Oguni.[10] [4]: 121 
1958 The Hidden Fortress 隠し砦の三悪人 Kakushi toride no san akunin Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ryūzō Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, and Shinobu Hashimoto. [3]: 253 
1959 Saga of the Vagabonds 戦国群盗伝 Sengoku guntōden Toshio Sugie Credited alongside Sadao Yamanaka. Based on a story by Juro Miyoshi. [2]: 159 
1960 The Bad Sleep Well 悪い奴ほどよく眠る Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisata, Ryūzō Kikushima, and Shinobu Hashimoto. [3]: 254 
1961 Yojimbo 用心棒 Yōjinbō Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima. [6]: 448 
1962 Sanjurō 椿三十郎 Tsubaki Sanjurō Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima. Based on a novel by Shūgorō Yamamoto. [3]: 255 
Fencing Master 殺陣師段平 Tateshi danpei Harumi Mizuho A remake of Fencing Master (1950), which was written by Kurosawa. [11]
1963 High and Low 天国と地獄 Tengoku to jigoku Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Oguni and Ryūzō Kikushima. Based on the novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. [3]: 255 
1964 Jakoman and Tetsu ジャコ萬と鉄 Jakoman to Tetsu Kinji Fukasaku A remake of Jakoman and Tetsu (1949), which was written by Kurosawa and Senkichi Taniguchi. Originally based on "Herring Fishery" by Keizo Kajino. [3]: 261 
1965 Red Beard 赤ひげ Akahige Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ryūzō Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, and Masato Ide. Based on the novel Akahige Shinryōtan [ja] by Shūgorō Yamamoto.[6]: 333  [3]: 256 
Sanshiro Sugata 姿三四郎 Sugata Sanshirō Seiichirō Uchikawa Second remake of Sanshiro Sugata (1943) based on Kurosawa's script. Kurosawa served as editor. [3]: 261 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! トラ・トラ・トラ！ Tora! Tora! Tora! Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Akira Kurosawa (portions removed) Credit received by Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni, Ryūzō Kikushima; Kurosawa's credit for directing and writing was removed after his firing in December 1969. Based on the books Tora! Tora! Tora by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago. [6]: 261–2 
Dodes'ka-den どですかでん Dodesukaden Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Hideo Ogumi and Shinobu Hashimoto. Based on the novel The Town Without Seasons by Shūgorō Yamamoto.[6]: 152  [3]: 257 
1975 Dersu Uzala デルス·ウザーラ Derusu Uzāra Akira Kurosawa Japanese-Soviet co-production. Credited alongside Yuri Nagibin. Based on the novel Dersu Uzala by Vladimir Arsenyev. [3]: 257 
1980 Kagemusha 影武者 Kagemusha Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Masato Ide. [3]: 258 
1985 Ran 乱 Ran Akira Kurosawa French-Japanese co-production. Credited alongside Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide. Loosely based on the play King Lear by William Shakespeare.[6]: 330  [3]: 259 
Runaway Train — — Andrei Konchalovsky American production. Originally set to be directed by Kurosawa. Contributions by Ryūzō Kikushima and Hideo Oguni are uncredited. [3]: 261 
1990 Dreams 夢 Yume Akira Kurosawa Sole writer. [3]: 259 
1991 Rhapsody in August 八月の狂詩曲 Hachigatsu no rapusodī Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ishirō Honda. Based on the novel Nabe no naka by Kiyoko Murata. [6]: 336 
1993 Madadayo まあだだよ Mādadayo Akira Kurosawa Credited alongside Ishirō Honda. Based on works by Hyakken Uchida. [6]: 336 
2000 After the Rain 雨あがる Ame agaru Takashi Koizumi Posthumous script and final screenplay by Kurosawa. Based on a short story by Shūgorō Yamamoto. [2]: 413 
Dora-heita どら平太 Doraheita Kon Ichikawa Credited alongside Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, and Masaki Kobayashi. Based on the novel Diary of a Town Magistrate by Shuguro Yamamoto. [2]: 415 
2002 The Sea Is Watching 海は見ていた Umi wa miteta Kei Kumai Sole writer. Posthumous credit. [12]

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References

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Richie, Donald (1998). The films of Akira Kurosawa (3rd ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22037-4. OCLC 41038353.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Erens, Patricia (1979). Gottesman, Ronald (ed.). Akira Kurosawa: a guide to references and resources. A Reference Publication in Film. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-7994-8. OCLC 4498268.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "銀嶺の果て". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese filmography: a complete reference to 209 filmmakers and the over 1250 films released in the United States, 1900 through 1994. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786400323.
  7. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "愛と憎しみの彼方へ". Japanese Movie Database.
  8. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "ソ満国境２号作戦　消えた中隊". Japanese Movie Database.
  9. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "生きものの記録". Japanese Movie Database.
  10. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "日露戦争勝利の秘史　敵中横断三百里". Japanese Movie Database.
  11. ^ Japanese Movie Database. "殺陣師段平". Japanese Movie Database.
  12. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (2003-07-18). "FILM REVIEW; A Director's Wooziness Finds Kurosawa's Softer Side". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-26.

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