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Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Writer, also director and producer · Died July 19, 2018, aged 100 · Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo, Japan

Shinobu Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 忍, Hashimoto Shinobu; 18 April 1918 – 19 July 2018) was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for such internationally acclaimed films as Rashomon and Seven Samurai.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1918
Died
July 19, 2018 (aged 100)
From
Tsurui, Ichikawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Works as
Writer, also director and producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Shinobu Hashimoto's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
20%
Society
15%
Power
10%
Self
9%
Bonds
8%
Ideas
8%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 13

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
11
Dread
6
Bittersweet
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shinobu Hashimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shinobu Hashimoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Living(2022)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(2016)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai(2011)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Outrage(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay

  • The Last Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Original Story

  • Ikiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Misty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Original Film Writer

  • Seven Warriors(1989)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Haze of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

  • The Seven Magnificent Gladiators(1983)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Maboroshi no mizuumi(1982)

    Director · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Battle Beyond the Stars(1980)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Village of Eight Gravestones(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mount Hakkoda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer · Writer

  • Human Revolution II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Tidal Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • The Castle of Sand(1974)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Submersion of Japan(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza of the Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • The Human Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Yellow Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Wakare no uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Challenge at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Dodes'ka-den(1970)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Hitokiri(1969)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Banners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Judge and Jeopardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Hell in the Pacific(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 剣 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Rebellion(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Shiroi Kyotô(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Sword of Doom(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The White Rose of Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Original Story

  • A Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Samurai Assassin(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • The Outrage(1964)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Brand of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Novel · Screenplay

  • Pressure of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Harakiri(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • The Old Temple Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Adaptation

  • Zero Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • The Wind and Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Play of the Week: Rashomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Original Film Writer

  • The Last Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Bad Sleep Well(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Brass General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Jungle Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Irohanihoheto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Novel · Screenplay

  • The Storm of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Lost Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • The Magnificent Seven(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Counterfeiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Murderer Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Writer

  • A Whistle in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Hidden Fortress(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Summer Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • He's the Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Night Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Stakeout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Tsuma koso waga inochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Hateful Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • A Tale of Dung and Urine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Throne of Blood(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Darkness at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • White Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • I Live in Fear(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Striving to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Jirocho in Disgrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Samurai(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Glorious Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Farewell Rabaul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • The Eagle of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Ikiru(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Miki, the Swordman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Rashomon(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 87 titles from 1950 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Submersion of Japan (1973)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Samurai (1954)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Ikiru (1952)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 87: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting87 of 87: 81 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thProducing3 of 87: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 87: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

87 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s31 · crew1960s30 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Shinobu Hashimoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 29 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)

80th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Seven Samurai (1954)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 59/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Shinobu Hashimoto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles6–83 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles5–31 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles0–29 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles4–36 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles28–78 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Shinobu Hashimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shinobu Hashimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Kurosawa shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers