Fuji Yahiro
Fuji Yahiro | |
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 Fuji Yahiro in 1941 | |
| Born | July 18, 1904 |
| 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 Teikine, 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)
References
External links
- Fuji Yahiro at IMDb
- Yahiro Fuji at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)