Genzo Murakami(1910-2006)

He was born in old Korean Motoyama Prefecture. After participating in the Shin Hasegawa playwriting workshop, his novels began to be converted into films in the 30s. In 1941 he decided to adapt his own originals for the screen; his debut as a scriptwriter was with the film "Aurora Borealis", directed by Shigeo Tanaka. His most famous novel, "Kojiro Sasaki", which tells the story of Musashi Miyamoto's rival, was serialized in the "Asahi" newspaper in 1949 and soon was converted into a film trilogy (1950-51) by Hiroshi Inagaki. Also it was the third film Murakami wrote, along with Inagaki and Kenrô Matsuura. In 1957 Kiyoshi Saeki directed one remake of this story, but without Murakami. Other novels by Murakami, also converted into films, include new versions of "Shinsengumi" and "Jirochô Sangokushi". As a scriptwriter he also did several works for TV.