Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Born

April 18, 1918

Died

July 19, 2018 (100 years old)

Known For

Writing

Place of Birth

Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo, Japan

Shinobu Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 忍, Hashimoto Shinobu; 18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for such internationally acclaimed films as Rashomon and Seven Samurai.