(5 February 1905 – 5 May 1964) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined the Shochiku studio and came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Yasujirō Shimazu. He also directed a few films. Selected filmography (as screenwriter) References External links Japanese film directors 1905 births 1964 deaths People from Tokyo Waseda University alumni 20th-century Japanese screenwriters