{"product_id":"compound-cinematics-paperback-akira-kurosawa-and-i-9781647293222","title":"Compound Cinematics (Paperback): Akira Kurosawa and I","description":"Any list of Japan's greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto near or at the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his own right, offers an indispensable insider account and invaluable insights into the unique process that is writing for the screen. Now in paperback, \u003ci\u003eCompound Cinematics \u003c\/i\u003ealso stands as a moving reckoning of sorts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe vast majority of Kurosawa's oeuvre was filmed from screenplays that the director co-wrote with a stable of stellar scenarists. Among these was the author, who caught the filmmaker's attention with a script that eventually turned into \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e, and who went on to play an integral part in developing and writing two of the grandmaster's crowning jewels--\u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e--and other cineaste favorites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eShinobu Hashimoto\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-2018) penned numerous films of note for other directors as well, including \u003ci\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/i\u003e for Masaki Kobayashi, \u003ci\u003eMount Hakkoda\u003c\/i\u003e for Shiro Moritani, and \u003ci\u003eVillage of the Eight Tombs\u003c\/i\u003e for Yoshitaro Nomura.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647293222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Shinobu Hashimoto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228359524533,"sku":"9781647293222","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f0c86db3-a10d-4edf-9454-55a283ee7b42.jpg?v=1698725100","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/compound-cinematics-paperback-akira-kurosawa-and-i-9781647293222","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}