{"product_id":"compound-cinematics-paperback-shinobu-hashimoto-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shinobu Hashimoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647293227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647293222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.43w x 0.94d","brand":"Shinobu Hashimoto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491747262719,"sku":"9781647293222","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0861bf8-2bc8-4e57-92ef-c02fa002a99a.jpg?v=1699453005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compound-cinematics-paperback-shinobu-hashimoto-9781647293222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}