Compound Cinematics (paperback)A biography on Academy Award winning director Akira Kurosawa, as told by his screenwriter and producer Shinobu Hashimoto. This book should be shelved in the non fiction and media sections as it will appeal to those who have been inspired by his works throughout the decades. Any list of Japan's greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto near or at the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted