{"product_id":"compound-cinematics-isbn-9781939130570","title":"Compound Cinematics","description":"Any list of Japan's greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto at or near the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his own right, offers indispensable insider account for fans and students of the director's oeuvre and invaluable insights into the unique process that is writing for the screen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vast majority of Kurosawa works were filmed from screenplays that the director co-wrote with a stable of stellar writers, many of whom he discovered himself with his sharp eye for all things cinematic. Among these was Hashimoto, who caught the filmmaker's attention with a script that eventually turned into \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e. Thus joining Team Kurosawa the debutant immediately went on to play an integral part in developing and writing two of the grandmaster's most impressive achievements, \u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e.“Fans of Japanese cinema, as well as film historians should make it a point to read \u003ci\u003eCompound Cinematics: Akira Kurosawa and I\u003c\/i\u003e,   due to its immense profundity on both Hashimoto's impact on cinema as a   whole, as well as Kurosawa's output as a filmmaker. Shinobu Hashimoto   is one of the greatest screenwriters of Japan and this book can help   English language speakers discover just a bit more about him, through   one of the finest film books to be released in a long time.... \u003cb\u003eHighly Recommended!\u003c\/b\u003e” —FilmMonthly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Part memoir, part screenwriting textbook, part treatise on the art of filmmaking, \u003ci\u003eCompound Cinematics\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating look inside the mind of one of the great screenwriters   and his collaborations with one of the world’s greatest directors....   the book gives a wealth of information on how the director prepared for   his films and wrote them. For Kurosawa scholars and even just fans of   his movies, these details are absolutely wonderful.... for the sections   with Kurosawa and the behind-the-scenes look at three of the world’s   greatest films, this book is highly recommended.” —Cinema Sentries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “If you are interested in the creative process behind some of the   greatest works of cinema, then I wholeheartedly recommend this book....   Hashimoto is one of the unsung masters. And Kurosawa is a master who   cannot be sung enough. A book on their collaborations is a treasure for   practitioners of screen storytelling and fans of movie history alike.”  —Making the MovieShinobu Hashimoto is an award-winning screen-writer and film producer, best known across the globe for his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa. Born in 1918, in southern Japan, Hashimoto was only a middle-school graduate before he entered the world of film. His debut work was an immediate critical success in the form of the screenplay for Kurosawa's \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e. Through the years he went on to work on the following movies among his more than 50 films: \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIkiru -To Live-\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrone of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Fortress,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Outrage\u003c\/i\u003e with Paul Newman.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303524520165,"sku":"NP9781939130570","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781939130570.jpg?v=1767724010","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/compound-cinematics-isbn-9781939130570","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}