---
name: "Shinobu Hashimoto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto"
fi1m_id: "shinobu-hashimoto"
imdb_id: "nm0368074"
tmdb_id: 7449
wikidata_id: "Q3107382"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 April 1918"
died: "19 July 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-03T02:44:10.769423+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Shinobu Hashimoto

## Identity

Shinobu Hashimoto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shinobu-hashimoto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0368074
- **TMDB ID:** 7449
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3107382
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobu_Hashimoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3107382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7449

Writer. Born 18 April 1918 in Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo, Japan. Died 19 July 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 April 1918, Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo, Japan
- **Died:** 19 July 2018
- **Active:** 1950–2022
- **Also known as:** Синобу Хасимото,  桥本忍
- **Frequently works with:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md), [Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura.md), [Hideo Oguni](https://film.one/person/hideo-oguni.md), [Sōjirō Motoki](https://film.one/person/sojiro-motoki.md), [Toshirō Mifune](https://film.one/person/toshiro-mifune.md), [Minoru Chiaki](https://film.one/person/minoru-chiaki.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 92 (4), 1960s 91 (1), 2010s 54 (1), 2020s 81 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 80 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action 3, History 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $275m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobu_Hashimoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3107382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368074/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7449

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Seven Samurai*](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) (95), [*Ikiru*](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md) (92), [*Rashomon*](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md) (92), [*Throne of Blood*](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Shinobu Hashimoto (18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and producer. Born in Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, he enlisted in the army in 1938 but contracted tuberculosis and spent four years in a veterans' sanitarium. While recovering, a film magazine sparked his interest in screenwriting; he completed a screenplay based on his experiences and sent it to Mansaku Itami, who became his mentor.

Hashimoto collaborated frequently with Akira Kurosawa, contributing to eight screenplays between 1950 and 1970. His credits include *Rashomon* (1950), *Ikiru* (1952), *Seven Samurai* (1954), *Throne of Blood* (1957), *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960) and *Dodes'ka-den* (1970). He also wrote screenplays for other directors, including *Harakiri* (1962) and *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), and directed three films of his own, among them *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (1959).

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Living* (2022), Fi1m 81, Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Fi1m 54, Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Harakiri* (1962), Fi1m 91, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md)
- *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md)
- *Seven Samurai* (1954), Fi1m 95, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md)
- *Ikiru* (1952), Fi1m 92, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)
- *Rashomon* (1950), Fi1m 92, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Living* (2022), Original Film Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Original Film Writer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion* (2013), Screenplay
- *Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai* (2011), Original Film Writer
- *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (2008), Screenplay
- *The Last Princess* (2008), Original Story
- *Ikiru* (2007), Screenplay
- *Misty* (1997), Original Film Writer
- *Seven Warriors* (1989), Original Film Writer
- *Haze of Love* (1985), Screenplay
- *The Seven Magnificent Gladiators* (1983), Original Film Writer
- *Lake of Illusions* (1982), Director, Writer, Producer, Story
- *Battle Beyond the Stars* (1980), Original Story
- *Village of Eight Gravestones* (1977), Screenplay
- *Mount Hakkoda* (1977), Writer, Producer
- *Human Revolution II* (1976), Screenplay
- *Tidal Wave* (1975), Screenplay
- *The Castle of Sand* (1974), Producer, Screenplay
- *Submersion of Japan* (1973), Screenplay
- *Yakuza of the Present* (1973), Screenplay
- *The Human Revolution* (1973), Writer
- *Yellow Dog* (1973), Writer
- *Wakare no uta* (1971), Screenplay
- *Challenge at Dawn* (1971), Screenplay
- *Dodes'ka-den* (1970), Screenplay
- *The Shadow Within* (1970), Screenplay
- *Tenchu!* (1969), Screenplay
- *Samurai Banners* (1969), Screenplay, Adaptation
- *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), Screenplay
- *Judge and Jeopardy* (1968), Screenplay
- *剣* (1967), series, Writer, Creator
- *Japan's Longest Day* (1967), Screenplay
- *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), Screenplay
- *The Great White Tower* (1966), Screenplay
- *The Sword of Doom* (1966), Screenplay
- *The White Rose of Hong Kong* (1965), Original Story
- *A Trap* (1965), Screenplay
- *Samurai Assassin* (1965), Screenplay
- *Revenge* (1964), Writer
- *The Outrage* (1964), Original Story
- *Brand of Evil* (1964), Novel, Screenplay
- *Pressure of Guilt* (1963), Screenplay
- *Attack Squadron* (1963), Writer
- *Harakiri* (1962), Screenplay — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md)
- *The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku* (1961), Screenplay
- *The Old Temple Well* (1961), Adaptation
- *Zero Focus* (1961), Screenplay
- *The Wind and Waves* (1961), Director, Screenplay
- *Play of the Week: Rashomon* (1960), Original Film Writer
- *The Last Trump Card* (1960), Screenplay
- *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), Writer
- *The Brass General* (1960), Screenplay
- *Jungle Block* (1960), Screenplay
- *Irohanihoheto* (1960), Screenplay, Novel
- *The Storm of the Pacific* (1960), Screenplay
- *The Lost Alibi* (1960), Screenplay
- *The Counterfeiters* (1959), Screenplay
- *The Murderer Must Die* (1959), Screenplay
- *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (1959), Writer, Director
- *A Whistle in My Heart* (1959), Screenplay
- *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), Screenplay
- *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (1958), Story
- *Summer Clouds* (1958), Screenplay
- *He's the Killer* (1958), Screenplay
- *Night Drum* (1958), Screenplay
- *Stakeout* (1958), Screenplay
- *The Eleventh Hour* (1957), Screenplay
- *The Oil-Hell Murder* (1957), Screenplay
- *Hateful Things* (1957), Screenplay
- *A Tale of Dung and Urine* (1957), Writer
- *Throne of Blood* (1957), Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md)
- *Darkness at Noon* (1956), Screenplay
- *White Fan* (1956), Screenplay
- *I Live in Fear* (1955), Writer
- *Striving to Live* (1955), Screenplay
- *Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi* (1954), Writer
- *Jirocho in Disgrace* (1954), Screenplay
- *Seven Samurai* (1954), Screenplay — Fi1m 95, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md)
- *The Glorious Days* (1954), Writer
- *Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten* (1954), Screenplay
- *Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô* (1954), Screenplay
- *Farewell Rabaul* (1954), Screenplay
- *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), Screenplay
- *Ikiru* (1952), Screenplay — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)
- *Miki, the Swordman* (1951), Writer
- *Rashomon* (1950), Screenplay — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 11 won

- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1975: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Castle of Sand*
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1967: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay (won), for *The Great White Tower*
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1967: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *The Great White Tower*
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1963: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay (won), for *Harakiri*
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1961: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Irohanihoheto*
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1959: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay (won)
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1959: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Stakeout*
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1957: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay (won)
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1957: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Darkness at Noon*
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay 1953: Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay (won), for *Ikiru*
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay 1951: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Screenplay (won), for *Rashomon*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto