Keinosuke Uekusa

Born March 5, 1910· Tokyo, Japan

† Died December 19, 1993

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Emerging from a modest Tokyo household, he attended Kuroda Primary School where a childhood friendship with future director Akira Kurosawa began, later continuing his education at Keika Commerce School before turning to drama studies in the 1930s despite financial hardship. Early work included odd jobs as a playwright and extra work for Toho, and during World II he contributed screenplays to the s… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources