{"product_id":"9781647293222","title":"Compound Cinematics (paperback): Akira Kurosawa and I","description":"Author: Hashimoto, Shinobu \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781647293222 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 208mm x 139mm x 20mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003eAny 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 favourites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late Shinobu Hashimoto (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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45313810235550,"sku":"UBD-9781647293222","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781647293222.jpg?v=1744167968","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781647293222","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}