Hideo Oguni

Hideo Oguni

WriterCrew Jul 9 (died age 91) Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan 1934–2025 (91 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Hideo Oguni (小国 英雄 Oguni Hideo, 9 July 1904 – 5 February 1996) was a Japanese writer who wrote over 100 screenplays. He is best known for co-writing screenplays for a number of films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Ikiru, The Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood and The Hidden Fortress. His first film with Kurosawa was Ikiru, and according to film professor Catherine Russell, it was Oguni who devised that film's two-part structure. Film critic Donald Richie regarded him as the "humanist" among K…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (120)

Movies (120)

Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

Original Film Writer

5.5
Living

Living

2022

Original Film Writer

7.0
The Last Princess

The Last Princess

2008

Original Story

5.9
Ikiru

Ikiru

2007

Screenplay

Ran

Ran

1985

Screenplay

8.0
Runaway Train

Runaway Train

1985

Original Film Writer

7.0
Runaway Train

Runaway Train

1985

Story

7.0
The Warrior and the Sorceress

The Warrior and the Sorceress

1984

Original Film Writer

4.2
Dojo Breaker

Dojo Breaker

1982

Screenplay

7.0
Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

Original Story

5.3
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Screenplay

7.2
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970

Screenplay

7.0
Incident at Blood Pass

Incident at Blood Pass

1970

Writer

6.9
The Little Runaway

The Little Runaway

1966

Screenplay

1.0
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

1966

Script

Red Beard

Red Beard

1965

Screenplay

8.1
六人の女を殺した男

六人の女を殺した男

1965

Screenplay

The Man Disappears Yesterday

The Man Disappears Yesterday

1964

Writer

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

1964

Screenplay

8.5
Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere

1964

Writer

7.1
Tiger of the Sea

Tiger of the Sea

1964

Original Story

High and Low

High and Low

1963

Screenplay

8.4
53 Stages of Action

53 Stages of Action

1963

Original Story

Rabble Tactics

Rabble Tactics

1963

Screenplay

10.0
Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell

1963

Screenplay

6.2
Cut the Shadow

Cut the Shadow

1963

Screenplay

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

Screenplay

8.0
Yakuza Official

Yakuza Official

1962

Screenplay

Secret Love

Secret Love

1962

Screenplay

Genkuro Yoshitsune

Genkuro Yoshitsune

1962

Screenplay

Knightly Advice

Knightly Advice

1962

Screenplay

7.0
Good Rascals

Good Rascals

1962

Screenplay

6.0
Traveling of Two Young Men

Traveling of Two Young Men

1961

Screenplay

The Ako Retainers

The Ako Retainers

1961

Screenplay

5.2
The Shogun and the Fishmonger

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

1961

Screenplay

5.7
Fine Man

Fine Man

1961

Screenplay

Tabiwa Oiroke

Tabiwa Oiroke

1961

Script

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

Writer

7.7
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1960

Screenplay

5.8
お嬢さん三度笠

お嬢さん三度笠

1960

Screenplay

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher

1960

Screenplay

Mighty Shosuke

Mighty Shosuke

1960

Screenplay

Anchin and Kiyohime

Anchin and Kiyohime

1960

Writer

3.0
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

1960

Screenplay

6.0
Scarier than the Devil

Scarier than the Devil

1960

Screenplay

7.0
Lord Mito: All Star Version

Lord Mito: All Star Version

1960

Screenplay

8.3
The Edo Official and Apprentice

The Edo Official and Apprentice

1959

Original Story

6.0
Bride of Peacock Castle

Bride of Peacock Castle

1959

Screenplay

6.0
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

1959

Screenplay

8.1
The Gaijin

The Gaijin

1959

Writer

Pineapple Butai

Pineapple Butai

1959

Screenplay

Blooded Spear

Blooded Spear

1959

Screenplay

7.5
Megitsune Buro

Megitsune Buro

1958

Writer

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958

Screenplay

8.0
Hana no yukyo-den

Hana no yukyo-den

1958

Screenplay

Ukiyo buro

Ukiyo buro

1958

Screenplay

Shogun's Holiday

Shogun's Holiday

1958

Screenplay

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

Tabi wa kimagure kaze makase

1958

Writer

Travels of Lord Mito

Travels of Lord Mito

1958

Screenplay

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

Screenplay

7.9
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957

Screenplay

7.1
Advance Patrol

Advance Patrol

1957

Screenplay

5.5
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

1957

Screenplay

6.0
Fighting Birds

Fighting Birds

1956

Writer

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

1956

Screenplay

5.6
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956

Writer

Warning from Space

Warning from Space

1956

Screenplay

5.3
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

1956

Screenplay

The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

1956

Screenplay

4.0
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

1956

Screenplay

5.3
Excursion to Treasure Isle

Excursion to Treasure Isle

1956

Screenplay

Five Patriots of Kyoto

Five Patriots of Kyoto

1956

Screenplay

Thief and Magistrate

Thief and Magistrate

1955

Writer

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955

Writer

7.3
The Beautiful Nuns

The Beautiful Nuns

1955

Writer

Brooba

Brooba

1955

Screenplay

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Screenplay

8.4
The Black Fury

The Black Fury

1954

Writer

Reunion

Reunion

1953

Screenplay

6.0
Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

Screenplay

6.4
Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

Screenplay

8.3
The Eyes of Two People

The Eyes of Two People

1952

Writer

Divorce

Divorce

1952

Writer

Dimple of Tokyo

Dimple of Tokyo

1952

Screenplay

Pirates

Pirates

1951

Writer

豪快三人男

豪快三人男

1951

Writer

Elegy

Elegy

1951

Story

A Female Doctor's Examination Room

A Female Doctor's Examination Room

1950

Screenplay

When We Came Back

When We Came Back

1950

Writer

The Elephant Who Waited

The Elephant Who Waited

1949

Screenplay

Ghost Train

Ghost Train

1949

Screenplay

Ghosts Die at Dawn

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948

Writer

These Foolish Times

These Foolish Times

1947

Writer

聟入り豪華船

聟入り豪華船

1947

Script

Rira no hana wasureji

Rira no hana wasureji

1947

Adaptation

Four Love Stories

Four Love Stories

1947

Screenplay

5.8
Lord for a Night

Lord for a Night

1946

Screenplay

8.0
Iki na fûraibô

Iki na fûraibô

1946

Screenplay

Ryū no misaki

Ryū no misaki

1945

Screenplay

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1945

Writer

5.8
Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944

Screenplay

The Dawn of Freedom

The Dawn of Freedom

1944

Screenplay

Nichijô no tatakai

Nichijô no tatakai

1944

Screenplay

The Opium War

The Opium War

1943

Screenplay

Sky of Hope

Sky of Hope

1942

Writer

The Man Who Waited

The Man Who Waited

1942

Screenplay

Onna keizu

Onna keizu

1942

Writer

Iemitsu and Hikoza

Iemitsu and Hikoza

1941

Writer

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1941

Original Story

6.0
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941

Writer

5.3
Zoku Shimizu Minato

Zoku Shimizu Minato

1940

Original Story

China Night

China Night

1940

Screenplay

明朗五人男

明朗五人男

1940

Screenplay

My Daughter's Only Wish

My Daughter's Only Wish

1939

Writer

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

1939

Original Story

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

1939

Screenplay

Enoken's Hokaibo

Enoken's Hokaibo

1938

Screenplay

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

1938

Screenplay

Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip

1938

Writer

Happy Daughter

Happy Daughter

1934

Writer