Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto (, ''Hashimoto Shinobu''; 18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for critically acclaimed films such as ''Rashomon'' and ''Seven Samurai,'' as well as the Samurai films ''Harakiri (1962)'' and ''Hitokiri (''released in the US as ''Tenchu!) (1969)''. Provided by Wikipedia